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ACS Signs $1.6 Billion California Medicaid Contract

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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.

Note to Editors: Xerox and the sphere of connectivity design are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Connect with ACS on Facebook or Twitter. For open commentary, industry perspectives and views from events visit http://www.facebook.com/xeroxcorp, http://twitter.com/xeroxcorp, http://twitter.com/xeroxevents, http://www.xerox.com/blogs or http://www.xerox.com/podcasts.

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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