CMS taps CGI to create federal health insurance exchange (December 01, 2011)

Government Health IT ^ | December 01, 2011 | Bernie Monegain

[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 government’s 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 Administration’s 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.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Once again, the Obama Administration OVERPAID once again! This contract started out as an initial $55.7 million contract with additional years of work expanding that total to $93.7 million.

Insight: As Obamacare tech woes mounted, contractor payments soared

A Reuters review of government documents shows that the contract to build the federal Healthcare.gov online insurance website - key to President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform - tripled in potential total value to nearly $292 million as new money was assigned to the work beginning in April this year.

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[GeronL]

I think we all predicted it would work perfectly and come in under budget, right??

//sarcasm

[tillacum]

More money bouncing back into the Obama household accounts.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*sigh*
CMS
CGI
HIX IT
FX
CCIIO
My alaphabet soup makes more sense than this!

[Venturer]

So: After it is fixed, how much will the total be?

In other words what are we spending now to redesign this mistake.