Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said Monday that it received a $1.6 billion contract to run California's Medicaid management information system. ACS, which was purchased earlier this year by Xerox Corp., said the contract runs for 10 years. ACS said it will be responsible for ...

New York Gov. David Paterson, far from alone in leading a state with a growing budget deficit and few options, is trying to build a coalition of several big states as he seeks a federal takeover of health care costs for the elderly poor who receive ...

The 57-41 roll call Friday by which the Senate turned back a Republican effort to restore $120 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plans within Medicare that provides seniors with better benefits than the traditional program. A "yes" vote is a vote to the . Voting yes were 2 Democrats and 39 Republicans. Voting no were 55 Democrats ...