Accenture
(NYSE: ACN) has been selected by the State of California, following a
competitive bid process, to implement a statewide health insurance
exchange, the California
Healthcare Enrollment, Eligibility and Retention System (CalHEERS).
The contract award overall was valued at $359 million, comprised of $183
million for initial development and implementation (to be completed by
October 2013) and $176 million for continued development and operating
costs over approximately three and a half years following the
implementation.
Accenture will lead the development of the system that will enable
Californians to determine their eligibility for subsidized health
benefits, compare insurance plan options and enroll in coverage. The
target date for completion is October 2013, to allow individuals to
begin pre-enrollment in health plans in advance of the January 2014
Federal deadline for all states to implement a health insurance exchange.
CalHEERS implementation will include deployment of the Accenture
Public Service Platform (APSP) and the Accenture Health Benefits
Exchange (AHBX), software products designed to help public agencies
modernize IT capabilities and manage citizen services in an integrated,
cost-effective and customer-friendly manner. AHBX is built on APSP’s
proven service-oriented architecture and provides a MITA-aligned
solution enabling individuals and small businesses to determine
eligibility and then shop, compare, and enroll in various health plans.
The implementation also will include health insurance exchange software
from Getinsured.
Other Accenture subcontractors on the project include CGI
and Oracle.
“California is among the leading U.S. states to build an exchange to
increase the number of citizens with health insurance, improve the
quality of health services, lower healthcare costs and reduce health
disparities," said Stephen
J. Rohleder, group chief executive, Accenture Health & Public
Service. “Accenture is eager to help California launch this upgrade in
health and human services, an innovative, competitive marketplace that
empowers consumers to find and choose best-value health plans and
providers.”
Learn more about Accenture’s Insight
Driven Health, the firm’s human services solutions and focus, Empowering
Services, Improving Lives, and Accenture
Software for Health & Public Service.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company with over 246,000 people serving clients in more
than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive
capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive
research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture
collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of
US$25.5 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2011. Its home page
is www.accenture.com.
Accenture Software combines deep technology acumen with industry
knowledge to develop differentiated software products. It offers
innovative software-based solutions to enable organizations to meet
their business goals and achieve high performance. Its home page is Accenture
Software. For more information about Accenture Software for Health &
Public Service, please visit www.accenture.com/publicservicesoftware.
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