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ACS Texas Medicaid Contract Extension Awarded (December 2006)
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., (ACS), a premier provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced today that it has received a two- year, $230 million contract extension with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide Medicaid claims processing, operations support, and primary care case management program administration for the State's Medicaid program.
The original project began operations in January 2004. At that time, ACS successfully transitioned fiscal agent and administrative services. The contract now extends through August 31, 2009.
ACS with MMC, has formed the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP), which processes claims and provides support for the Texas Medicaid program. The ACS partnership works with HHSC and more than 45,000 healthcare providers to provide claims processing, provider relations, prior authorization, medical management, and call center operations to support the delivery of healthcare services to almost 3 million Texans who have Medicaid coverage. Texas operates the third-largest Medicaid program in the United States.
MMC provides services to HHSC by providing services to Texans, who are employed, with Medicaid coverage. MMC administers the HIPP Program to over 29,000 Medicaid families, who are employed, with health insurance through their employer. Savings to the State of Texas has historically reflected a 4:1 ratio, which means savings are four (4) times the cost of operating the program. During the past three years, savings have exceeded $70 million. MMC also operates the Third Party Liability (TPL) program for HHSC, which includes the services of posting payments received from third part payers, TORT recoveries, TPR eligibility data, and OI rebilling of denied claims. In May 2005, the TPL/HIPP-IPPA teams received an exceptional rating as a result of an internal audit review conducted by the Health and Human Services Commission.
MMC provides Surveillance Utilization Review Services (SURS) service to HHSC. SURS reviews cases for potential fraud for TMHP. Case loads have increased by 30% since 2004. MMC has continued to provide exceptional service while managing the increased case load. The SURS team consistently receives 100% scores on Medical Affairs Quality review audits.
MMC also provides staffing services to ACS at TMHP. MMC serves ACS in the area of Hospital Audit by providing both financial auditors & insurance analyst to support review of hospitals cost reports and review for potential fraud
Exceptional quality is of the utmost importance for all MMC teams on the TMHP project. Working together in a partnering environment with ACS has not only provided success for all companies involved, but also for the State of Texas, HHSC and the Medicaid clients we all serve. |
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EDS Selects
MMC as a Prime Supplier (September 2006)
EDS has selected MMC as a Prime Supplier for professional,
technical and administrative staffing services. This award
significantly increases the scope of the EDS/MMC relationship.
EDS has been an MMC client for more than twelve years.
The Prime Supplier program is designed to allow EDS to reduce
its total number of vendors and focus on partnering relationships
that will help EDS save time and money. MMC will be responsible
for managing the billings and collections for a team of both
current and prospective EDS suppliers who will become sub
suppliers to MMC in the Prime Supplier Program. The MMC team,
including its sub suppliers, will be responsible for meeting
EDS's resource needs throughout the United States.
MMC currently provides EDS with professional, technical and
administrative resources for the Telecom, Manufacturing, Financial,
Government, Healthcare, Communications, and Administrative
business sectors. Through the Prime Supplier Program, MMC
expects to expand its services into all of EDS's domestic
business sectors. |
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Sprint
selects MMC for its IT Professional Services Preferred Vendor
program (July 2006)
Sprint, a major telecommunications provider, has selected
MMC as a preferred IT vendor after a year-long competition.
Last year, Sprint acquired Nextel, which makes Sprint one of
the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.
A Sprint representative said, "Each of the Vendors selected
for the PVP is capable and qualified. Each potential Vendor
has experience and demonstrated success in the areas needed
by Sprint."
The IT Professional Services Preferred Vendor program will provide
Sprint's IT organization with a pool of IT professional services
providers. Using these preferred suppliers will result in significant
rate savings, volume discounts and better service-level agreements
for consulting services not covered by existing agreements.
IT Clients will use only professional services vendors on the
preferred list. |
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MMC Provides
Maximus with Staffing Solutions for Employer Repository Maintenance
and Verification (July 2006)
Maximus selected MMC to provide the staffing solution
for their operation of the Employer Repository Maintenance
and Verification contract with the State of Texas, Office
of the Attorney General. MMC will provide employees to perform
data verification, data entry and data maintenance. The contract
award is for an initial period of three years with three (3)
one-year renewal options. The contract relates to maintaining
information for collecting child support through wage garnishments.
MMC is responsible for providing Human Resource support, as
well as identifying, screening, and qualifying personnel for
Maximus management. |
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MMC Provides
ACS with Staffing Solutions for Harris County, Texas (April
2006)
Affiliated Computer Service (ACS) selected MMC to provide
staffing solution for their operations of the Harris County
Call Center Services contract. The Call Center performs customer
service and support for the Harris County District Clerk related
to criminal, civil, child support, accounting/court registry,
and general information questions. In addition, the call center
performs customer support for the District Clerk's criminal,
family, and IV-Child Support courts.
MMC has transferred more than 140 primary and back-end lines
for the District. The Harris County Call Center Services transition
plan is over 85% complete with only six (6) additional courts
remaining to be scheduled.
MMC is responsible for sourcing, screening, and qualifying
personnel for ACS management, as well as providing Human Resource
support. MMC continues to work closely with the ACS Management
team to ensure quality service levels for the Harris County
Call Center are maintained. |
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Linebarger
Goggan Blair & Sampson, L.L.P. (February 2006)
MMC and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, L.L.P.
have entered into an agreement for MMC to provide staffing
resources to Linebarger Goggan and its clients. The IRS awarded
Linebarger Goggan, one of Texas's largest law firms, an exclusive
contract to assist two debt collection firms in collecting
past due tax debts.
This engagement will represent a private-sector debt collection
project, which was originally rejected by Congress in 1996,
but recently approved. MMC will assist Linebarger Goggan and
its clients with dedicated resources on a full-time hire and/or
contract basis. |
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Robert
Cruise Joins MMC Group, L.P. (January 2006)
Robert Cruise has joined the MMC Group as Chief Information
Officer. Mr. Cruise brings to MMC over 25 years of experience
as an Information Technology professional in the commercial
industry and with state government contracts. He is responsible
for establishing and directing the strategic long term goals,
policies and procedures for MMC's information technology department.
He joins MMC and managed application development
teams on the Texas Medicaid Healthcare Partnership engagement.
He held the position
of Director of Information Services on an ACS engagement for
the Texas Healthcare Network, the States Medicaid managed
care plan. In addition, he has a strong background in developing
strategic technology solutions and managing complex technology
projects that enhance organizational efficiency.
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