Affiliated Computer Services To Operate Medi-Cal System
California has signed a 10-year, $1.6 billion contract with Affiliated Computer Services, a unit of Xerox, to manage the management information system for Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program. The company will pay provider claims, train providers, facilitate beneficiary services, operate hotlines, and handle security, privacy and other administrative duties. Electronic Data Services previously contracted with the state to fill such functions.
- "ACS Nabs $1.6B Medi-Cal Contract" (Rauber, San Francisco Business Times, 5/3).