CMS announced on May 7 that National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) has been awarded a contract of up to five years for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. NHIC will take claims payment work now performed by two fiscal intermediaries and one carrier in the four states. The Part A/Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (A/B MAC) contract has an approximate value of $148 million over five years.
As the A/B MAC contractor, NHIC will immediately begin implementation activities and will assume full responsibility for the claims processing work in its four-state jurisdiction by Dec. 31, 2008. NHIC, headquartered in Hingham, Mass., is the seventh new Part A/Part B MAC to be named by CMS. By 2011, 15 new Part A/Part B Medicare contractors will cover every state and the District of Columbia. Read the press release.
