Palmetto GBA Wins Medicare Contract

COLUMBIA, SC -July 22, 2008 - Palmetto GBA will continue to serve as the federal Medicare program’s national supplier clearinghouse for medical equipment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the company a one-year base contract that is worth a potential of $76 million.

Based in Columbia, S.C., Palmetto GBA's (www.palmettogba.com) principal business is providing administrative services for the Medicare health benefit program. The company has offices in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Illinois. Palmetto GBA is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.