COVERAGE:
Part A-Part B Union Memo Forthcoming
Published on Fri Feb 25, 2005
Many existing contractors could be replaced.
CMS issued a fact sheet on its reform to replace Part A fiscal intermediaries and Part B carriers with Medicare Administrative Contractors.
Between 2005 and 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must hold competitions to replace existing contractors. CMS also submitted a report to Congress on Feb. 8 describing its progress with the reform and its likely benefits. Union Aims For One 'Point Of Contact' Under the plan, CMS would integrate Part A and Part B into one, allowing a "single point of contact" for all of your claims-related business, CMS says.
As an added feature of the reform, CMS has promised a "modernized administrative IT platform" that would store and manage all of the Medicare data in one single, centralized location.