Dallas-based ACS wins $111 million Medicaid contract with the District of Columbia

by PegNews wire

DALLAS — Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. today announced a seven-year, $111 million contract re-bid award with the Department of Health, Medical Assistance Administration of the District of Columbia to continue operating the District's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS).

ACS has been the District's Medicaid fiscal agent since February 2001 and received Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) certification for the District's current MMIS system in 2004. Under the renewed contract, ACS will provide, enhance and implement a CMS-certified MMIS, and will provide services to operate the enhanced MMIS and process District Medicaid claims.

"We are looking forward to the implementation of a state-of-the-art, technologically advanced MMIS system that will be certified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ACS is our partner in this endeavor and the new system will advance claims processing and data management for the District's Medicaid program," said Robert T. Maruca, senior deputy director, Medical Assistance Administration.

In addition to current contract responsibilities, ACS will expand MMIS operations to include significant enhancements, services, and system capabilities for web solutions for use by providers and recipients. These include a secure web portal; a Clinical Case Management System; a new web-based Reporting Data Mart; enhanced Surveillance & Utilization Review System, Management and Administration Reporting System, and Third-Party Liability with Operations; an enterprise rules engine; an advanced, n-tier, thin-client architecture; a powerful IBM Enterprise Server; and a DB2 relational database management system that provides enhanced performance and reliability.

Source: ACS