Noridian J6 Contract Challenged!
February 12, 2009
On January 27, Noridian Administrative Services received a stop-work order from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the Jurisdiction 6 implementation – a result of a formal protest that was filed with the Government Accountability Office.
By statute, a protest requires CMS to issue a stop-work order that should remain in effect until the protest is resolved. NAS expects a decision from the GAO by May 6, although an earlier resolution to the protest is possible.
CMS announced the implementation period of the NAS J6 Medicare Administrative Contractor A/B contract on January 7. On the transition date, NAS began processing Part A and Part B Medicare claims for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Physicians can send letters of support or concerns in regards to the formal protest directly to the GAO at the address below:
Government Accountability Office
441 G St., NW
Washington, DC 20548
Please continue to check the ACR Web site for important updates regarding this implementation, or visit the GAO Web site and put "Wisconsin" in the protest field to follow the activities of this action.
For additional information, contact Antanya Chung at or (404) 633-3777, ext. 818.
