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Customer Information Control System (CICS) Production Region Merge of the Alaska, Washington, Idaho and Oregon Medicare Part A Workloads in Preparation for the J2 Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Implementation

Noridian Administrative Services, LLC (NAS) as Fiscal Intermediary,
currently processes the Alaska and Washington Part A workloads in one CICS region and the Idaho and
Oregon Part A workloads in a separate CICS region. In order to maximize efficiency and cost savings in
preparation for the J2 MAC implementation, CMS will merge the four Part A workloads (Alaska,
Washington, Idaho and Oregon) into one CICS region.

Download the Guidance Document

Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: March 24, 2009

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