Medicare providers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia won't have to worry about a disrupting Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) transition anytime soon. A couple days after Palmetto was awarded the MAC contract to oversee those states in Jurisdiction 11, a protest was filed against the award.
The protest was filed by Cigna Government Services, the carrier for North Carolina. Palmetto is currently the carrier for South Carolina and West Virginia and Trailblazer oversees Virginia. A decision on the protest should come down by Sept. 9, according to the Government Accountability Office.
So, now we're back up to six MAC jurisdictions being held up by protests.