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Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

ACS Awarded $35 Million Contract Extension for EMS Billing Services With City of Houston

Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, December 5th, 2007

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE:ACS) announced a seven-year, $35 million extension to its existing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) billing contract with the City of Houston.

Under the terms of the contract, ACS recovers ambulance transport fees for the Houston Fire Department from third party payers, such as Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance firms. As part of the billing service, ACS also provides all mobile software and hardware required for the city's EMS operation.

"ACS pioneered the development and implementation of an electronic field data collection solution in Houston in 1995, providing a solution wirelessly coupled to an EMS...

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