The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) first announced in September 2012 that Noridian Healthcare Solutions has been named the new Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Medicare Parts A and B in California, Nevada and Hawaii, as well as the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (Jurisdiction E, previously called Jurisdiction 1). While Palmetto GBA (866-931-3901) protested the decision, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced on January 18, 2013, that it had denied Palmetto GBA’s protest and awarded the Medicare contract for Jurisdiction E (previously referred to as J1) to Noridian. This will be the third change since 2001. Download your FREE Toolkit and Prepare Your Practice for the Medicare Transition to Noridian ~ http://wp.me/a23gfG-1cx