Monday, August 25, 2008

NHIC/Medicare Website Updates

Important Transition Information for California Part B Providers Only

Effective September 2, 2008, the new J1 Contractor will assume full responsibility for Northern and Southern California Part B providers. Additional transition information for Medicare Part B providers in California is available here.

Last Medicare payments made by NHIC August 25, 2008

From Aug 28, 2008 through Sept 1, 2008, the system will experience 'dark days'. There will not be any online access, current claim information will not be provided via the IVR or Provider Contact Center, and claims will not be processed.

California Website Shutdown

This applies only to the NHIC, Corp. Medicare Part B California website. Other NHIC, Corp. Medicare sites will still be accessible from http://www.medicarenhic.com.

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