Phase 1: Enactment & build · Step 1.3

Build the claims, payment & data systems

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Task 1.3.2 of 8

Expand MAC capacity: re-compete MAC contracts for 10 regions sized to the full population.

Who does it

UHA

When

Month 3–12

Trade-off

Re-competing MAC contracts brings in capacity but risks disruption if new contractors underperform.

Part of: Build the claims, payment & data systems

Scale Medicare's existing fee-for-service claims infrastructure from about 1.3 billion to about 5 billion claims a year, add hospital global-budget payments, dental and vision claim types, and a national real-time eligibility check.

This step changes 2 existing laws, programs, or institutions. See the list.