HMS Awarded Third Party Data Match and Recovery Contract by Mississippi Medicaid

NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HMS (Nasdaq: HMSY) today announced
that it had been awarded a contract by the State of Mississippi, Office of the
Governor, Division of Medicaid (DOM) to provide various third party recovery
activities, including data matches with commercial and government insurers,
commercial and Medicare recoveries, Medicare Buy-In services, and Medical
Support Enforcement services.

The contract also includes pharmacy data matches to be transmitted to
pharmacies at the point of sale.

"This win underscores HMS's leadership position in the third party liability
industry, especially given that the State of Mississippi has never before
procured these services," said Maria Perrin, HMS Executive Vice President of
Government Services. "It also demonstrates that states continue to adopt
HMS's proven technology for real time pharmacy cost avoidance services."

With the addition of Mississippi, HMS has been awarded nine consecutive,
competitively bid State Medicaid Third Party Recovery contracts.

About HMS (Nasdaq: HMSY)
HMS is the leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services
for government healthcare programs. The company's clients include health and
human services programs in more than 40 states, 100 Medicaid managed care
plans, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Veterans
Administration facilities. HMS helps ensure that healthcare claims are paid
correctly and by the responsible party. As a result of the company's services,
government healthcare programs recover over $1 billion annually, and avoid
billions of dollars more in erroneous payments.

SOURCE HMS

Media relations, Francesca Marraro, +1-212-857-5442, fmarraro@hms.com, or
Investor relations, Christine Rogers Saenz, +1-212-857-5986, csaenz@hms.com,
both of HMS