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$70 million Montana Medicaid computer project with Xerox behind schedule

The rollout of an expensive, new computer program that will run complicated Montana Medicaid payments is behind schedule and has forced the lead contractor to seek an extension.

Meanwhile, state officials — based on experience with software problems — negotiated a contract stating they don’t have to pay Xerox http://www.xerox.com/ until the $70 million program is finished and working.

The Medicaid Management and Information System is scheduled to replace a system that is more than 30 years old. The old system is unable to keep up with the increasingly complex payment rules and parameters.

Full Story: http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/costly-montana-medicaid-computer-project-behind-schedule/article_09f24c1a-949a-5a3e-afbd-f043530cfeb9.html

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