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ACS Announces Contract Extensions with Hawaii Medicaid
Date:9/12/2007

DALLAS, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced contract extensions with the Hawaii Department of Human Services' Med-QUEST Division to continue providing fiscal agent and pharmacy benefits management (PBM) services to the state's Medicaid program. The six-month extensions of the two contracts are valued at a combined $6.4 million.

ACS has provided fiscal agent and PBM services to Hawaii's Medicaid program since 2001.

"We value our partnership with Med-QUEST and look forward to continuing to serve the needs of Hawaiians across the state," said Christopher T. Deelsnyder, ACS senior vice president and managing director, Government Healthcare Solutions. "ACS is known for listening to our customers, determining their business requirements, and implementing innovative solutions for the recipients, providers, and taxpayers in the states we serve."

Fiscal agent services provided include mailroom, claims receipt, sorting, screening and imaging; third party liability; claims entry, optical character recognition (OCR), claims resolution and adjustment; prior authorization (PA) data entry; provider remittance advice and distribution; claims payment (check and Electronic Funds Transfer) cash control and bank accounts; provider call center, training, and publications; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) claims submission; automated PA entry for waiver services; quality assurance and report card; Automated Voice Response (AVRS) for eligibility verification; and ID card processing.

PBM services include pharmacy claims processing, automated prior authorizations, call center prior authorizations, drug rebate administration, a Healthcare Common Procedure Cod
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