HMS Awarded Medicaid Subrogation Services Contract by the Kansas Health Policy Authority

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HMS (NASDAQ:HMSY) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) to conduct Medicaid Subrogation Services, including Casualty and Estate Recovery services. HMS will identify cases for action and implement best practice recovery procedures.

“This is the first time the agency has procured Medicaid Subrogation services. Our decision to expand our contract with HMS to include these services demonstrates our confidence in their ability to deliver unprecedented results.”

The contract extends through June 30, 2012, with two additional one-year renewal options.

“KHPA is committed to meeting federal regulations and controlling the cost of Kansas’s Medicaid program,” said Peter Hancock, Public Relations Director for KHPA. “This is the first time the agency has procured Medicaid Subrogation services. Our decision to expand our contract with HMS to include these services demonstrates our confidence in their ability to deliver unprecedented results.”

HMS has been providing Estate Recovery services to KHPA since 2007, and has recovered over $15 million during that time. The addition of casualty services will help KHPA ensure that it optimizes recoveries to the Kansas Medicaid program.

About The Kansas Health Policy Authority

The Kansas Health Policy Authority coordinates a statewide health policy agenda that incorporates effective purchasing and administration with health promotion strategies. All health insurance purchasing by the State is combined under the Authority, including publicly funded programs (Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Medikan) and the State Employee Health Benefits Plan (SEHBP). The Authority is responsible for compiling and distributing uniform health care data in order to provide health care consumers, payers, providers and policy makers with information regarding trends in the use and cost of health care for improved decision making.

About HMS (NASDAQ:HMSY)

HMS is the nation's leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for healthcare payors. HMS's clients include health and human services programs in more than 40 states; commercial programs, including commercial plans, employers, and over 100 Medicaid managed care plans; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); and Veterans Administration facilities. As a result of the company's services, clients recover over $1 billion annually, and save billions of dollars more in erroneous payments.