On Nov. 19, 2008, CMS announced it has awarded the Medicare Carrier contract for Jurisdiction 14 (J14) to National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC). NHIC will be responsible for both the Part A and Part B workload in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.  NHIC’s contract also includes the Regional Home Health and Hospice Intermediary (RHHI) workload in Jurisdiction A comprised of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.  As the J14 A/B MAC, NHIC will immediately begin implementation activities and will assume full responsibility for the work no later than May 2009.