Posted on 11/01/2013 10:58:24 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) contracted with CGI Federal Inc. to build the governments health insurance exchange, Federal Exchange (FX).
The deal has an estimated total value of $93.7 million over a two-year base with three, one-year option periods. The $55.7 million base contract has been awarded.
[Commentary: Fire, aim, ready! Will states make the right invesemtnt in HIX IT?]
Under the contract, CGI will work with CCIIO to develop and implement the Federal Exchange in line with the provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires the creation of a competitive health insurance marketplace for states and territories to help bring insurance coverage to 34 million additional Americans.
We are proud to partner with CCIIO to help more Americans shop for and obtain quality healthcare coverage through this critical component of the Administrations national healthcare agenda, said Cheryl Campbell, senior vice president, CGI.
We have a unique, cross-sector perspective on health IT that makes us well suited to partner with CMS for success on one of the most visible efforts in CMS history, added Rich Martin, vice-president, CGI.
(Excerpt) Read more at govhealthit.com ...
Double Down...
I think we all predicted it would work perfectly and come in under budget, right??
//sarcasm
More money bouncing back into the Obama household accounts.
*sigh*
CMS
CGI
HIX IT
FX
CCIIO
My alaphabet soup makes more sense than this!
So: After it is fixed, how much will the total be?
In other words what are we spending now to redesign this mistake.
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