PETITION FOR PROT. ORDER FOR HMS.pdf

Katie B. Lyons

Direct Dial: (601) 965-1983

E-mail: klyons@watkinseager.com

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 650

Jackson, Mississippi 39205

Telephone: (601) 965-1900

Facsimile: (601) 965-1901

January 19, 2026

Via Electronic Mail

Mississippi Division of Medicaid c/o Public Records Officer (RFI@medicaid.ms.gov);

(Public.Records@medicaid.ms.gov);

(Faye.Christian @medicaid.ms.gov)

Conduent c/o Karen Howell (khowell@brunini.com)

Re: Notice of and Reasons for Filing Petition for Protective Order:

All:

Health Management Systems, Inc. ("HMS") received notice from the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (“DOM”) that a Public Records Act Request ("PRR") was submitted by Conduent

(referred to herein as "Requesting Party") for information related to HMS’s contract with the

DOM for Third Party Liability Data Matching and Recovery Services (Award Date 10/1/2013).

After reviewing the PRR and the notice received from the DOM that identified responsive information to the Requesting Party’s PRR, HMS has determined that the information contains trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information that is protected by the Mississippi

Public Records Act. See Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-9(1). Examples of this information include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Confidential business plans and strategies

• Confidential pricing data

• Confidential and proprietary information regarding trade secrets

• Confidential market information

• Confidential performance data and history

• Confidential internal policies

• Confidential personnel data

• Confidential information concerning clients

This information is exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act's presumption of accessibility and therefore may not be disclosed. See Miss. Code §§ 25-61-9(1), 79-23-1.

Accordingly, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-9 (7), HMS hereby gives notice to the

Requesting Party and to the DOM that HMS intends to seek a protective order from the Chancery

Court of Hinds County, Mississippi to prevent the release of its information protected by the

Mississippi Public Records Act.

HMS respectfully requests that the DOM, upon receipt of this notice, post it on the

Mississippi procurement portal in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-9.

Best regards, /s/ Katie B. Lyons

Katie B. Lyons (MSB #105904)

WATKINS & EAGER PLLC

400 E. Capitol Street

Post Office Box 650 (39205-0650)

Jackson, Mississippi 39201

(601) 965-1983 klyons@watkinseager.com mailto:klyons@watkinseager.com

Date of Request:

O F F I C E O F T H E G O V E R N O R

Walter Sillers Building | 550 High Street, Suite 1000 | Jackson, Mississippi 39201

NEW REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS

Mississippi Division of Medicaid Public Records Post Office Box 2222 | Jackson, Mississippi 39225

1-800-421-2408 | 601-359-6050

Name:

Company:

Street Address:

City: State: Zip Code:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Preferred Format of Records:

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Description of Public Record Requested:

12/23/25 12:02 PM

Ana Quezada

Conduent

100 Campus Dr. Ste 200 E

Florham Park NJ 07932

FOIA.Requests@conduent.com

+1 (801) 568-8467

Electronic Copy

Email or link to files

Conduent formally requests publicly accessible information on the THIRD

PARTY LIABILITY DATA MATCHING AND RECOVERY SERVICES

contract, contract number 84897. These services are provided by INTEGRIGUARD, LLC (DBA HMS FEDERAL), Award Date 10/1/2013.

Requested information includes:

Finalized Contract and Attachments Contract Amendments Budgets Service Level Agreements / Performance Standards Vendor Provided Performance Reports Corrective Action Plans (if applicable) Approved Change Requests or Change Orders If there are any associated fees we'd appreciate it if you can let us know in advance. Our preferred method of delivery is electronic.