Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Thu, February 5, 2009 ACS Helps the State of Ohio Offer Paperless Benefits
DALLAS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. ] (NYSE: ACS) is enabling the state of Ohio to save money, reduce paper and offer its citizens a convenient and safe method of receiving state benefits with the introduction of the EPPICard, the company's innovative electronic payment card (EPC) solution.
The [ Ohio Department of Job and Family Services ] is adopting EPC as an additional option to distribute benefits to recipients of cash assistance programs including Ohio Works First, which provides assistance to people working towards self-sufficiency. The Ohio EPPICard is a prepaid MasterCard-branded debit card that can be used at member banks, retailers and ATMs. In August 2009, paper distribution of program benefits will begin to be phased out.
The use of EPC for government benefits and payments is an innovation pioneered by ACS, which manages 20 programs for state and federal clients. An EPC solution saves agencies money over traditional benefit checks and eliminates lost or stolen checks. Cardholders gain faster and secure access to funds, as well as the convenience and ease-of-use that a debit card provides.
The state of Ohio has also relied on ACS for EPC distribution of child support benefits for nearly five years.
"By moving to electronic payment cards, the state of Ohio has shown that it is committed to using the most effective method available to deliver state benefits," said Nancy Collins, senior vice president and managing director of ACS Government Constituent Services. "We appreciate the confidence that the state has in ACS to provide such an important program to its citizens."
You can read more about ACS' EPC solutions in the White Paper entitled: The Check Is Not in the Mail: How ACS EPC Solutions Save Government Agencies Money—and Still Get Benefits to Program Recipients Faster, which is [ available for download ].
As the largest provider of business process solutions and one of the largest IT service providers to the nation's public sector, ACS serves as an operational partner to more than 1,700 government agencies on the federal, state, county and local level.
The work of ACS touches millions of people every day. ACS processes more than half of the nation's child support payments; manages 20 electronic payment card programs for state and federal clients, disbursing government payments and benefits; processes nearly 375 million Medicaid claims each year totaling more than $39 billion in payments; services student loans for more than 10 million borrowers; and facilitates more than 75 million online searches for unclaimed property per year.
About ACS
ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 70,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS by visiting [ www.acs-inc.com ]
