MAXIMUS (NYSE: MMS) is a government and professional services company that provides program management, consulting, and technology services to governments from the local to the Federal level. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Based in Reston, Virginia, the company is one of the largest in the Washington, DC metro area. Reston is an internationally known Planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D [1] Social-services privatization, including child support services, Medicaid billing and management, and welfare-to-work programs, is a major focus of MAXIMUS' business, and its total caseload in these areas is larger than that of some state governments. Medicaid is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources [2] In July 2007, MAXIMUS settled a lawsuit brought against it by the United States government for involvement in falsifying Medicaid claims for $30. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. 5 million, with no admission of fault. [3] The company has continued to receive large contracts for government services since settling the suit, including a five-year contract with the state of New York to assist in combating Medicaid fraud. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [4]