Topic: CMS announces MAC contracts for CT and NY
HIM Connection, April 8, 2008
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On March 18, CMS issued a press release announcing that it has awarded National Government Services a five-year Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) contract for the administration of both Part A and Part B claims in Connecticut and New York.
Under the current system, fiscal intermediaries process claims for Medicare Part A providers, such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other institutional providers. Carriers process claims for physicians, laboratories and other practitioners under Medicare Part B.
"This is another step toward improving service to beneficiaries and health care providers, as well as giving CMS greater oversight of the Medicare contractors that process and pay Medicare claims," said Acting CMS Administrator Kerry Weems in the press release. "In awarding these contracts, CMS is ensuring that each Medicare contractor continues to provide the best overall value to the government, and the American taxpayers, from both a cost and technical perspective."
To view the press release, visit www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=2981.
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