HMS Holdings Announces Use of Share Repurchase Authorization

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to a previously approved Share Repurchase Plan. Under that Plan, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $10.6 million of the Company's common stock.

The timing and amount of shares repurchased will be determined by the Company's management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The program under which the repurchase will be made may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with its stock plans and for other corporate purposes.

Commenting on the repurchase, Bill Lucia, Chief Executive Officer of HMS, said, "The repurchase of the Company's shares reflects management's confidence in our ability to generate cash while investing in innovation and growth opportunities. We believe it is an excellent long-term investment and demonstrates our continuing commitment to enhancing shareholder value."

About HMS Holdings Corp.

HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY), through its subsidiaries, is the nation's leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for healthcare payers. HMS's clients include health and human services programs in more than 40 states; commercial programs, including commercial plans, employers, and over 120 Medicaid managed care plans; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); and Veterans Administration facilities. As a result of the company's services, clients recovered over $2 billion in 2011, and saved nearly $7 billion through the prevention of erroneous payments.

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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements give our expectations or forecasts of future events; they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "will," "target," "seeks," "forecast" and similar expressions and references to guidance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, business plans, objects and prospects, and future operating or financial performance. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: government regulatory, political and budgetary pressures that could affect the procurement practices and operations of healthcare organizations; changes in the United States healthcare environment, including as a result of the pending Supreme Court decision on the ACA; the development by competitors of new or superior products or services; the emergence of new competitors, or the development by our clients of in-house capacity to perform the services we offer; all the risks inherent in the development, introduction, and implementation of new products and services; our ability to manage our growth and its demands on our resources and infrastructure; our ability to successfully integrate our acquisitions; our ability to retain clients or the loss of one or more major clients; client dissatisfaction or early termination of contracts triggering significant costs or liabilities; our compliance with the covenants and obligations under the terms of our credit facility and our ability to generate sufficient cash to cover our interest and principal payments thereunder; variations in our results of operations; negative results of government reviews, audits or investigations to verify our compliance with contracts and applicable laws and regulations; changing conditions in the healthcare industry which could simplify the payment process and reduce the need for and price of our services; our ability to continue to secure contracts through the competitive bidding process and to accurately predict the cost and time to complete such contracts; our failure to comply with laws and regulations governing health data or to protect such data from theft and misuse; and, our ability to maintain effective information systems and protect them from damage or interruption. A further description of these and other risks, uncertainties, and related matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which is available at www.hms.com under the "Investor Relations" tab. Any forward-looking statements made by us in this press release speak only as of the date of this release. Factors or events that could cause actual results to differ may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

HMS Holdings Corp.
Francesca Marraro (media relations)
212-857-5442
fmarraro@hms.com
or
Christine Saenz (investor relations)
212-857-5986
csaenz@hms.com

Source: HMS Holdings Corp.

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