Wichita (AP) — Kansas is spending more than $215 million to overhaul a computer system that tracks information for Medicaid recipients.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the spending will be spread over four years and put the system in line with new federal standards. The federal government will pick up most of the tab, with about 21.3 percent coming from the state’s general fund this fiscal year.

Heading up the project is Hewlett Packard, which announced the contract last week. The state made no announcement.

Angela de Rocha is a spokeswoman for the state agencies that oversee the state’s Medicaid system. She says the project would give the state the ability to analyze health progress and outcomes.

“For instance, if somebody has diabetes, they saw the doctor twice a week compared to somebody that saw the doctor twice a month, what was the difference in the outcomes?” she said. “So we’ll be able to find out, get a really good feel for what works, what kind of treatment gets them the best outcomes.”

The contract, which began this month, will continue through 2020, de Rocha said. The system updates should go live in early 2019.