Review of the Qualified Pension Plan at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma, a Terminated Medicare Contractor, for the Period January 1, 1999, to February 29, 2008

摘要

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma (Oklahoma), a division of Group Health Service of Oklahoma (GHSO), administered Medicare Part A operations under cost reimbursement contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) until GHSO merged with Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) on November 1, 2005. On December 29, 2006, HCSC merged the Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Group Health Service of Oklahoma, Inc., into the HCSC Employee Pension Plan. Pursuant to a novation agreement, HCSC assumed GHSO's Medicare contract and administered the contract under HCSC's Oklahoma division until the contractual relationship terminated effective February 29, 2008. The closing date for the Medicare segment was February 29, 2008.