Medicaid Project Further Delayed; Computer System Overhaul Also to Cost $4 Million More

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Madison - An already-delayed overhaul of the computer system that runs the state's health insurance program for the poor will be pushed back at least another three months and face higher costs.

Costs for the project are rising by about $4 million, to about $45.5 million. Not all of the increase is caused by the delay, and officials stress that the project's cost is being offset by savings the new system has generated.

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Medicaid Project Further Delayed; Computer System Overhaul Also to Cost $4 Million More

The Medicaid Management Information System was originally scheduled to be finished in January, but officials long ago determined it could not be completed until March. This month, t...

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