Wisconsin Physicians Service Health Insurance Corporation (WPS) will administer Part A and Part B Medicare claims payments in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, according to a CMS press release. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., WPS is the third new Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) selected by CMS as the first point of contact for the processing and payment of fee-for-service claims from hospitals, nursing facilities, physicians, and practitioners in the four states. By 2011, a total of 15 new Medicare contractors will cover every state and the District of Columbia.
WPS will take claims payment work currently performed by four fiscal intermediaries and three carriers. It will immediately begin implementation activities and will assume full responsibility for the claims processing work in its four-state jurisdiction no later than Sept. 9, 2008, CMS said. The MAC contract, which has an approximate value of $225 million over five years, includes a base period and four one-year options.
