J12 Highmark Medicare Services Migration
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:58 am
On October 24, 2007, CMS announced that Highmark Medicare Services was awarded the Jurisdiction 12 (J12) Medicare contract to provide the Medicare Fee-for-Services Part A and Part B administrative services for the states of Pennsylvania (PA), Maryland (MD), New Jersey (NJ), Delaware (DE) and the District of Columbia, which includes the metropolitan area of the city of Alexandria, Arlington County and Fairfax County in Virginia for Part B providers. CMS directed Highmark Medicare Services to commence MAC transition activities on March 5, 2008 with implementation of all workloads by the end of 2008.
Implementation Schedule:
Current Contractor
Migration Date
Medicare Part B – Maryland
07/11/2008
Medicare Part B – Delaware
07/11/2008
Medicare Part B - Washington DC
07/11/2008
Medicare Part B – New Jersey
11/14/2008
Medicare Part B – Pennsylvania
12/12/2008
Highmark Medicare Services has informed us that “July 14th is the projected “Dark Day†and July 15th is the projected first Operational Dayâ€.
Implementation Schedule:
Current Contractor
Migration Date
Medicare Part B – Maryland
07/11/2008
Medicare Part B – Delaware
07/11/2008
Medicare Part B - Washington DC
07/11/2008
Medicare Part B – New Jersey
11/14/2008
Medicare Part B – Pennsylvania
12/12/2008
Highmark Medicare Services has informed us that “July 14th is the projected “Dark Day†and July 15th is the projected first Operational Dayâ€.