COB and MSPRC will become BCRC

As previously announced, effective February 1, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is reorganizing its structure.  The activities of the Coordinator of Benefits (COB) for Group Health and non-Group Health will be combined with the recovery activities currently handled by the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (MSPRC).  The former COB and MSPRC will be consolidated within the new Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center, BCRC.  Ostensibly, this reorganization will provide "improved customer service for stakeholders," provide "consolidated and streamlined data collection and recovery operations," and provide "value-added efficiencies and enhanced resource utilization."  We look forward to working with this new center and exploring the benefits of this restructuring.  We will keep you apprised of any further developments worth noting.