Politics & Government Quiet since Sep 28 Updated Sep 28, 2026
The $1.1 billion Medicaid portal contract
Gov. Hochul's Health Department grew a no-rebid Deloitte contract, originally $177 million in 2023 to build a statewide Medicaid application portal, to $1.1 billion through an $866 million amendment in August, without a new round of competitive bidding. Watchdogs say a change this size should have been rebid, setting up a fight over accountability for the sole-source expansion.
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Sep 27, 2026 Latest
The New York Post reported the Hochul administration's Health Department amended a 2023 Deloitte contract to build a statewide Medicaid application portal from $177 million to $1.1 billion, including an $866 million amendment in August, without new competitive bidding. Reinvent Albany's Rachael Fauss said an amendment more than four times the original price should have gone through a rebid, while the state Health Department said the finished platform will save taxpayers hundreds of millions and reduce waste, fraud and abuse.
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