ACS Expands Medicaid Contract

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. of Dallas won a six-month task order from the state of West Virginia to assess the influence of federal health insurance law on the state's Medicaid Management Information System.

The task order is in addition to a contract ACS has with West Virginia. The value of the task order was not disclosed in the company's Jan. 10 announcement.

ACS' subsidiaries Consultec Inc. of Atlanta and Birch & Davis Inc., Silver Spring, Md., will analyze both the system and policy impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

The project will result in a document that details required policy and business function changes, recommended technical solutions and costs related to West Virginia HIPAA implementation.