HMS Awarded Medicaid TPL Cost Containment Contract by State of Oklahoma

HMS, Inc. ("HMS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp.

today announced that it has been awarded a competitively bid contract by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to provide cost containment services for the SoonerCare (Oklahoma Medicaid) program. Under provisions of the contract, HMS is scheduled to provide coordination of benefits to maximize cost savings from third party collections for the State's 825,000 SoonerCare members. The contract, including the base year and renewal options, extends through June 30, 2021. HMS has been a trusted partner of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority since 2002. During that time, HMS has facilitated the recovery of more than $250 million to the State of Oklahoma from Medicaid overpayments. "We are proud to have earned the confidence of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to continue managing the SoonerCare payment program with continued cost savings and increased efficiencies," said HMS's Doug Williams, President of Markets. "HMS is committed to supporting OHCA's goals of preserving the integrity of the SoonerCare program so that Oklahoma citizens receive the quality care they deserve."