Reprinted from Trailblazer Health
CMS recently awarded new banking contracts to U.S. Bank and JP Morgan Chase. Medicare providers do not have to take any action. However, providers should be aware that their Medicare payments may be made by a different bank than in the past because of these new banking contracts.
The following Medicare claims processing contractors will remain with JP Morgan Chase. Providers who bill to these contractors will not experience any change.
· Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators
· Pinnacle Business Solutions.
· First Coast Service Options (FCSO).
· Palmetto GBA (except for the Jurisdiction 1 (J1) A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)).
· Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS).
August 2, 2010, Transition
The following Medicare claims processing contractor will transition to JP Morgan Chase:
· Trailblazer Health Enterprises.
The following contractors will transition to U.S. Bank:
· CIGNA Government Services.
· Highmark Medicare Services.
· National Government Services (NGS).
· National Heritage Insurance Company (NHIC).
· Noridian Administrative Services (NAS).
Note: Palmetto, the J1 MAC, transitioned to JP Morgan Chase effective June 1, 2010.
(CMS Learn Resource 201004-06, dated April 1, 2010, Joint Signature Memorandum (JSM) 10162, dated March 1, 2010, and JSM 10255, dated May 6, 2010)