Xerox NY Medicaid contract approved

In a deal just approved by the New York comptroller, Xerox will work with the state of New York through a $564.9 million, five-year contract to update its Medicaid claims processing system to a next-generation technology platform that will help manage expanding Medicaid rolls. New York Medicaid currently serves over 6 million people.

Working with the New York State Department of Health, Xerox will implement its Health Enterprise solution, a Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) that offers population health management, managed care and care coordination.

The system also allows New York Medicaid members and providers to access the system through a website optimized for mobile devices.

Xerox will have 18 months to construct the new operating system that will help New York's $52 billion Medicaid program move to a managed care apporach. 

 

Beth Walsh,

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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.

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