On January 7, 2009, CMS announced it had awarded the remaining five contracts for the combined administration of Part A/Part B Medicare: 

Noridian Administrative Services, LLC (NAS) was awarded a contract for the combined administration of Part A/Part B Medicare claims payment in Jurisdiction 6 comprised of Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.  The contract also included the home health and hospice processing workload in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Wisconsin and Washington.  However, four protests against the award were filed with the GAO. CMS is undertaking corrective action on the award.  The legacy fiscal intermediaries and carriers will continue to service the providers in those workloads until further notice. 

National Government Services, Inc (NGS) was awarded the contract for the combined administration of Part A/Part B Medicare claims payment in Jurisdiction 8 comprised of Indiana and Michigan.  On January 26, 2009, a protest against the award was filed with the GAO.  CMS is undertaking corrective action on the award.  The legacy fiscal intermediaries and carriers will continue to service the providers in those workloads until further notice.  

Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC (Palmetto GBA) was awarded a contract for the combined administration of Part A/Part B Medicare claims payment in Jurisdiction 11 comprised of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.  The contract also included the home health and hospice processing workload in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. However, on February 2, 2009 a protest against the award was filed with GAO.  CMS is undertaking corrective action on the award.  The legacy fiscal intermediaries and carriers will continue to service the providers in those workloads until further notice.

Highmark Medicare Services, Inc (HMS) was awarded a contract for the combined administration of Part A/Part B Medicare claims payment in Jurisdiction 15 comprised of Kentucky and Ohio.  The contract also included the home health and hospice processing workload in Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.    However, two protests against the award were filed with GAO.   CMS is undertaking corrective action on the award.  The legacy fiscal intermediaries and carriers will continue to service the providers in those workloads until further notice.

On July 10, 2009, CMS announced that TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC has been awarded the contract for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Jurisdiction 7 comprised of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.  However, a protest against the award was filed with GAO.  CMS is undertaking corrective action on the award.  The legacy fiscal intermediaries and carriers will continue to service the providers in those workloads until further notice.

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