About Maximus Federal Services 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), selected Maximus as the national Independent Review Entity for external reviews of Medicare managed care denials. 

Who is Maximus? 

Maximus is a publicly traded company that provides a wide range of program management, information technology, and consulting services to government agencies throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. The Company's clients include the Federal government, every state, and every major city and county in the United States, as well as numerous governments worldwide. Founded in 1975 with the mission of "Helping Government Serve the People," Maximus employs more than 18,000 professionals around the world. 

Maximus is a group of experts on appeals. Medicare hired Maximus to look at denied appeals and decide if the health plan made the right decision. Maximus Federal Services works for Medicare. Maximus does not work for the Medicare health plans. Our job is to conduct fair and independent reviews. 

Our full-time, on-site Appeals staff is supported by a large and distinguished panel of physicians and practitioner consultants in every medical specialty area.