As of October 19,  Trailblazers stopped receiving all mail and requests in their role as the Medicare Contractor and forwarded these to Novitas Solutions. All future communication must go through Novitas. Since Novitas has prior experience as a MAC for a number of eastern states, CMS anticipates that the transfer to a new MAC will go smoothly, with few disruptions for Medicare beneficiaries or providers. However, providers should prepare for possible delays and implementation glitches.