SAIC Awarded Subcontract to Support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) was awarded a subcontract to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Education Campaign and Outreach (NEC) as part of a seven-year, $900 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.

As part of a team led by prime contractor, Ketchum, Inc., SAIC will compete for task orders focused on conducting a full range of activities associated with developing, implementing, and evaluating national integrated communications campaigns. The task orders will focus on executing CMS outreach, education, and communication campaign efforts and initiatives, coordinated with both internal and external stakeholders at a national, regional, state, and local level.

“We are excited to support CMS and to offer innovative solutions that will help continue to advance the healthcare industry,” said Bob Genter, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Federal Civilian Customer Group.

CMS administers a variety of programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Quality Data and Physician Compare, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. As the largest healthcare payer, CMS serves more than 100 million people and focuses on improving the delivery and quality of care. CMS is responsible for conducting national communications campaigns to promote these programs and other CMS initiatives to consumers, providers and other key audiences.

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