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A contractor that processes and pays provider claims on behalf of a State Medicaid agency. Fiscal agents are rarely at risk, but rather serve as an administrative unit for the State, handling the payment of bills. Fiscal agents may be insurance companies, management firms, or other private contractors. Medicaid fiscal agents are sometimes also Medicare carriers or intermediaries.<\/p>\n

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