NEIL HOOSIER & ASSOCIATES, INC - THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE&MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS), OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, DIVISION OF MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER PROGRAM OPERATIONS IS RE-COMPETING THE MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER INTEGRATION CONTRACT, THROUGH GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES, USING 8A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. CMS IMPLEMENTED THE USE OF CENTRALIZED PROGRAM - COORDINATION OF BENEFITS&RECOVERY (COB&R) TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER IDENTIFICATION AND RECOVERY. THE CONTRACTS UNDER THE COB&R UMBRELLA INCLUDE FIVE SEPARATE CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDER VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE COB&R FUNCTIONS: 1) THE BENEFITS COORDINATION RECOVERY CONTRACTOR (BCRC), 2) THE MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER SYSTEMS CONTRACTOR (MSPSC), 3) THE COMMERCIAL REPAYMENT CENTER (CRC), 4) WORKERS COMPENSATION REVIEW CONTRACTOR (WCRC), AND 5) THE MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER INTEGRATION CONTRACT (MSPIC).

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