HP Subsidiary NHIC Corp. Awarded $72.3M Contract by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

HP Enterprise Services today announced that NHIC Corp., a subsidiary of HP HPQ, has been awarded a $72.3 million, five-year contract renewal by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to continue servicing Durable Medical Equipment suppliers in 11 northeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Under the new contract, NHIC will support CMS's core mission responsibility to provide timely and accurate Medicare program payments for home medical equipment, prosthetic and orthotic supplies. The original contract, awarded in 2006, supported CMS's initial implementation of Medicare Contracting Reform provisions mandated by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.