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Contract Award for A/B MAC Jurisdiction 6 (posted 7/15/2020)
Policy ID: J6-AWARD-FACT-SHEET07152020Specialty: Multi-specialtyAdded: 6/2/2026mac contract
What changed
On July 15, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded National Government Services, Inc. (NGS) a new contract for the administration of Medicare Part A and Part B Fee-for-Service (FFS) claims for Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (Jurisdiction 6). This contract will also administer Medicare Home Health and Hospice (HH+H) FFS claims for Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Wisconsin and Washington. As NGS is the incumbent contractor for this A/B MAC jurisdiction, CMS anticipates that implementation of the new contract will go smoothly, with few, if any, service issues for Medicare beneficiaries and providers. Learn more about this at A/B MAC Jurisdiction 6 Award Fact Sheet (PDF) .
Who’s affected: Multi-specialty billing teams
Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗
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