MAXIMUS Wins $3.9 Million Rebid to Administer Vermont Managed Care Enrollment Project.

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MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2000

MAXIMUS, Inc. has been awarded a $3.9 million, two-year contract from the Office of Vermont Health Access (OVHA). The contract provides managed care enrollment, eligibility support, and member services to Vermonters who receive comprehensive health care coverage, or prescription assistance, through the state operated Health Access Program, Medicaid, and Dr. Dynasaur programs. These programs cover uninsured adults, children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. The contract covers the two-year period from July 2000 to June 2002, and includes a renewal option for three additional years.

As the incumbent, MAXIMUS has contracted with OVHA since 1996 and maintains a member services unit in Burlington, Vermont. In addition, MAXIMUS employs outreach counselors in order to provide enrollment, benefits counseling, and member services support face-to-face in the community. Under this contract, MAXIMUS continues to provide a full range of services, including assistance with general eligibility questions, dissemination of applications, assistance with billing problems, managed care enrollment, and beneficiary education via a toll-free call center.

"We are extremely pleased to continue our efforts to improve access to healthcare in Vermont," said Dr. David V. Mastran, CEO of MAXIMUS. "Our work in Vermont since 1996 has provided us with great experience that has assisted us with similar projects in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Texas."

MAXIMUS is one of America's largest government services companies devoted to providing state and local governments with program management and consulting services. The company has over 3,700 employees located in more than 130 offices across the United States. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's confidence and strategies and the Company's expectations about revenues, results of operations, profitability, future contracts, market opportunities, market demand or acceptance of the Company's products are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These uncertainties could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements and include reliance on government clients; risks associated with government contracting; risks involved in managing government projects; legislative changes and political developments; opposition from government unions; challenges resulting from growth; adverse publicity; and legal, economic, and other risks detailed in Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's most recent Quarterly or Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (file number 001-12997).