By NextBestFitTask 1.3.6 of 8
Run parallel testing: process 3 months of real Medicare claims through the new system and compare.
Who does it
UHA / independent verifier
When
Month 12–17
Trade-off
Three months of parallel testing reduces launch risk but delays go-live if problems appear.
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.