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$140,143,625

Department of Health and Human Services·Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

to PALMETTO GBA, LLC

healthactive
ACTION DATE2026-04-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_75FCMC24C0023_7530_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

JJ A/B MAC

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Palmetto GBA processes Medicare Part A and B claims as a Medicare Administrative Contractor.

Sub-sectors
medicare-administrationmac-contractorclaims-processing
Why this matters

MACs are critical infrastructure for Medicare's $848B annual program; claims processing efficiency directly affects provider payments and beneficiary access.

Supply-chain signal

Reflects ongoing reliance on private contractors for federal healthcare claims infrastructure; signals continued outsourcing of Medicare administrative functions.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002004.

Period of performance
Start
2024-09-01
End
2031-07-31
Status
activein 1901 days
Sources

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