Change of the CareFirst Part A Plan to Highmark in the State of Maryland and Washington, DC
CareFirst is not renewing its Medicare contract and will no longer serve as the Part A Plan under contract with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association for the State of Maryland and for Washington, DC. Highmark will become the Part A plan under contract with BCBSA for the State of Maryland and Washington, DC effective October 1, 2005. There will be a separate Part A plan number for reporting the Maryland/Washington, DC workload. CWF software changes and changes to FISS, CAFM, CAFMII, CERT, CMIS, CROWD, CSAMS, DCS, ECRS, HIGLAS, NGD, PIMR, PORS, PULSE, PECOS, and REMAS are needed to reflect the new contractor number. The number is: Highmark, Part A - 00366.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 26, 2005
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