Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
No Need For Goodbyes With Latest MAC Award
Published on Fri Mar 08, 2024
Home health and hospice agencies in 15 states won’t have to worry about a MAC shift for a while. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has “re-awarded” the Jurisdiction 15 Medicare Administrative Contractor contract to CGS Administrators, it says. The seven-year contract includes “Medicare Home Health and Hospice administration services in the District of Columbia and ... Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming,” CMS says.
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Home Health & Hospice Week
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