The carrier Palmetto GBA will transition to cover Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Jurisdiction 11, comprised of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, the carrier has confirmed with Part B News.
Palmetto has not said when the transition will begin or when it will be completed. CMS's MAC reform website still shows the Jurisdiction 11 bid contract under protest.
It's worth noting other MAC transitions have not gone so well in previous years. This transition might be more difficult for Part B physician practices in North Carolina and Virginia. Palmetto is already the Part B carrier for South Carolina and West Virginia. But Cigna is the carrier for North Carolina and Trailblazer is the carrier for Virginia.
Update: A Palmetto spokesman says details for the transition have not been finalized. "Workloads will be transitioned incrementally over several months," he says.