Audit of Medicare Contractor's Pension Segmentation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, A-07-03-

Office of Inspector General DEF'ARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Offices of Audit Serv~ces Region VII 601 East 12th Street OCT 0 4 2004 Room 284A Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Report Number A-07-03-03043 Mr. Steven E. Kerr, CPA Director, Financial Management Reporting Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee 801 Pine Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2555 Dear Mr. Kerr: Enclosed are two copies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) report entitled "Audit of Medicare Contractor's Pension Segmentation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee." A copy of this report will be forwarded to the action official noted below for her review and any action deemed necessary. Final determination as to actions taken on all matters reported will be made by the HHS action official named below. We request that you respond to the HHS action official within 30 days from the date of this letter. Your response should present any comments or additional information that you believe may have a bearing on the final determination. In accordance with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended by Public Law 104-23 I), Office of Inspector General reports issued to the Department's grantees and contractors are made available to members of the press and general public to the extent information contained therein is not subject to exemptions in the Act which the Department chooses to exercise. (See 45 ...