Published: May 03, 2010
ACS Signs $1.6 Billion California Medicaid Contract
DALLAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), A Xerox
Company (NYSE: XRX), signed a ten-year, $1.6 billion contract to manage
California's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS).
Technological advancements and cost savings over the life of the
contract will allow more state resources to be focused on health
coverage for Californians.
ACS will assume operations of the current MMIS and implement
enhancements to improve operational efficiency and allow for greater
control across Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program. The program will
then transition to the ACS Health Enterprise, a system giving the Department
of Health Care Services (DHCS) additional flexibility to better
serve and support providers and beneficiaries, to precisely and quickly
pay claims, and to help prevent fraud and abuse within the program. The
ACS Health Enterprise is Web-based, real-time, and aligned with the new
Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) standards.
"The expertise that ACS brings to this project will strengthen the
health care services the State of California offers its beneficiaries,"
said DHCS Director David Maxwell-Jolly. "Together we are reshaping the
future of the Medi-Cal program in order to effectively serve
Californians for years to come."
ACS will also provide complete fiscal intermediary services, including
provider claims payment, provider and stakeholder relations and
training, beneficiary relationship services, telephone service centers,
security and privacy protections and more.
Aligning with technology partners, IBM
and CGI,
ACS will provide health care services for more than seven million
beneficiaries from more than 80,000 health care providers throughout the
state.
"ACS has provided critical services to government agencies in California
for more than 25 years. Our partnership with Medi-Cal is the latest
chapter in a history of innovation and service to the state," said Lynn
Blodgett, president and CEO, ACS. "With more than 5,000 dedicated
employees in California, the work of ACS, now a Xerox Company, has a
positive impact on the lives of residents every day."
As the largest services provider to manage all document and business
process needs within a healthcare organization, ACS, A Xerox Company,
touches the lives of nearly one in every three insured individuals in
the United States.
About Xerox
Xerox Corporation is a $22 billion leading global enterprise for
business process and document
management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services,
Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for
clients to focus on what they do best: their real
business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides
leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine
Xerox supplies for graphic
communication and office
printing environments of any size. Through ACS, A Xerox Company,
which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business
process outsourcing and IT
outsourcing services, including data processing, HR benefits
management, finance support, and customer relationship management
services for commercial and government organizations worldwide. The
130,000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries. For
more information, visit http://www.xerox.com,
http://news.xerox.com
or http://www.acs-inc.com.
For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor.
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Media
Ken Ericson
Director
Corporate
Communications
ACS, A Xerox Company
202-378-2692
ken.ericson@acs-inc.com
or
Norman
D. Williams
Deputy Director, Office of Public Affairs
California
Department of Health Care Services
916-440-7660
norman.williams@dhcs.ca.gov
or
Kevin
Lightfoot
Vice President
Corporate
Communications
ACS, A Xerox Company
214-841-8191
kevin.lightfoot@acs-inc.com
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