On Oct. 24, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the contract for the Jurisdiction 12 (J12) A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) to Highmark Medicare Services, Inc. Highmark will be responsible for the workload in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Highmark will immediately begin implementation activities and will assume full responsibility for the work no later than September 2008.
The following day, CMS announced it has awarded the contract for the Jurisdiction 1 (J1) A/B MAC to Palmetto GBA. Palmetto will be responsible for the workload in American Samoa, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Palmetto will assume full responsibility for the work no later than June 2008.
Three other MAC jurisdictions were awarded previously:
* Jurisdiction 3 went to Noridian Administrative Services for Arizona, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming (awarded July 31, 2006).
* Jurisdiction 4 went to TrailBlazer Health Enterprises for Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas (awarded Aug. 2, 2007).
* Jurisdiction 5 went to Wisconsin Physicians Service Health Insurance Corporation for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska (awarded Sept. 5, 2007).
The remaining MAC awards are to be made by September 2008. Access the background sheets.
