Cahaba Medicare – Billing News
September 28, 2017On September 7, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Palmetto GBA a new contract for the administration of Medicare Part A and Part B Fee-for-Service (FFS) claims in the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee (A/B MAC Jurisdiction J). CMS will oversee the transfer of A/B MAC work from the incumbent contractor, Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators, LLC, to Palmetto over the next several months. 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 J Award Fact Sheet.