First Coast Service Options Announces Start-up of New Medicare Contract in the U.S. Virg... ( JACKSONVILLE Fla. Feb. 26 /- First Co...)

First Coast Service Options Announces Start-up of New Medicare Contract in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Date:2/26/2009

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- First Coast Service Options (FCSO), one of the nation's largest fee-for-service Medicare administrators, announced today that it is prepared to implement the second and final phase of a new Medicare administrative contract the company was awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last September. Specifically, the final phase of the contract involves Medicare Part A and B administrative services for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, which will both be implemented on March 1, 2009. Medicare Part A and Part B services for Florida were implemented earlier in February.

For the U.S. Virgin Island's portion of the upcoming implementation, FCSO will be responsible for processing Medicare Part A and B claims and performing other claim-related administrative services. In anticipation of the March 1 cutover, FCSO has been working closely with CMS and outgoing Medicare contractors--Cooperativa (COSVI) and Triple-S of San Juan, Puerto Rico and other stakeholders since October to ensure a smooth implementation.

FCSO is committed to a successful implementation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. "Priority one is ensuring that this implementation maintains the high service levels Medicare beneficiaries and providers in the U.S. Virgin Islands expect and deserve," Curtis Lord, FCSO's vice chairman, said. "We consider it an honor and a privilege to be able to play such an important role in the administration of the Medicare program and the health care delivery system in the U.S. Virgin Islands," added Sandy Coston, FCSO's president and CEO.

Several transition-related changes, primarily concerning payment policies and electronic claim filing procedures and formats, will be implemented as part of the new contract. FCSO has communicated these changes extensively using a variety of outreach and educational processes to ensure the provider community in the U.S
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