Effective March 1, 2008 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas will no longer be our Medicare carrier. Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS) will assume responsibility for Medicare Part A and Part B services in Jurisdiction 5 which includes Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Western Missouri.

In an effort to provide transition information and to answer provider questions, representatives from KMS and several medical management organizations have formed a workgroup to collect and disseminate information. The goal of the workgroup is to facilitate communication between WPS and Kansas providers by compiling the answers to provider questions and posting them on the Kansas Medical Group Management Association web site. In addition, links to these questions will be posted at the web sites of the Greater Kansas City Medical Managers Association, KMS and the AAPC Kansas City Chapter.

Providers may contact the workgroup members with questions related to the WPS transition. The workgroup in turn will contact a senior analyst at WPS for an answer. The answers will be posted to the web site and updated regularly. Providers are encouraged to check the web site frequently.

Please contact one of the following workgroup members with questions about the transition:

Ruth Cornwall, Director of Healthcare Finance
Kansas Medical Society
785-235-2383 or 800-332-0156
rwornwall@kmsonline.org

Lynn Adams, CPC, CMPE, Director Management & Consulting
KaMMCO
785-650-1102
ladams@kammco.com

Tracy Bird, CPC, FACMPE, Director Management & Consulting
KaMMCO
913-384-8991 or 800-779-8201
tbird@kammco.com

Stacey Berndt, Administrator
Family Care Clinic, Abilene, Kansas
785-263-4131
psberndt@sbcglobal.net

Sarah Reed, CPC, Coding and Compliance Coordinator
Meritas Health Corp.
816-691-1687
Sarah.Reed@nkch.org