DALLAS, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services,
Inc. (NYSE: ACS), today announced the award of a $27 million, 21-month
contract for the transition of the Medicaid Management Information System
(MMIS) for the state of Alaska's Department of Health and Social Services.
Previously in October 2007, ACS signed a $130 million, 10-year contract
with Alaska to design, develop, implement and operate a new MMIS system.
Now, as part of a separate transition contract, ACS will assume all fiscal
agent services included in the state's former MMIS vendor's contract. ACS
now will administer claims processing, recipient helpline, pharmacy drug
rebate and retrospective drug utilization review, system enhancement, EDI
support, pharmacy help desk and preferred drug list services.
"I am extremely pleased with ACS' responsiveness to our needs. The
department sees ACS as a strong partner in fulfilling our vision of
maintaining access to health care and providing health coverage to Alaskans
in need," said Bill Streur, Deputy Commissioner for Alaska's Medicaid and
Health Policy. "ACS demonstrates full understanding and joins us in our
sense of urgency to improving administration of the medical assistance
program, particularly in serving the needs of our residents and the
dedicated provider community."
With more than three decades of fiscal agent operations experience, ACS
has considerable expertise in transitioning existing vendors' MMIS systems.
However, unique in this situation is that the previous vendor's employees
also will transition to ACS.
"This contract is recognition by the state of Alaska of ACS' strong
commitment to providing quality services and systems for Medicaid programs
across the country," said Christopher Deelsnyder, senior vice president and
managing director for ACS Government Healthcare Solutions.
As part of the long-term contract, ACS will provide Alaska with its
innovative Health Enterprise(TM) solution, the most sophisticated Medicaid
system in the healthcare market today. This system is currently being
developed for use by the states of New Hampshire and North Dakota. Its web-
based suite of technologies includes solutions for administering the
Medicaid enterprise. At the core of Health Enterprise is a set of
applications and data analytics used to support administration of the
Medicaid enterprise, such as member and provider management, waivers,
managed care, disease management, pharmacy programs, eligibility, claims
processing and third-party liability.
About ACS
ACS is a national leader in state healthcare program administration,
offering a full spectrum of systems and complementary services through an
integrated solution, from care management solutions and child health
programs to pharmacy benefits management and traditional Medicaid fiscal
agent services. ACS supports more than 23 million program recipients and
processes nearly 550 million Medicaid healthcare claims annually,
representing close to $50 billion in provider payments. As the nation's
largest government program pharmacy benefits administrator, ACS serves 28
states, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Labor with drug
expenditures totaling more than $13 billion.
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with 65,000 people supporting client
operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process
outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial
and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at
http://www.acs-inc.com.
The statements in this news release that do not directly relate to
historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside
the Company's control. As such, no assurance can be given that the actual
events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated
results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
For a description of these factors, see the Company's prior filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent filing.
ACS disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future event, or
otherwise.
SOURCE Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.acs-inc.com
CONTACT:
Investor Relations, Jon Puckett, Vice
President of Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281,
jon.puckett@acs-inc.com, or Media, Lacey Hautzinger, Manager of
Corporate Communications, +1-214-841-8004,
lacey.hautzinger@acs-inc.com, both of Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc.
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