HHS IG Shows One-Third Of CMS' Healthcare.gov Contracts Over Budget

One-third of CMS' 60 contracts related to healthcare.gov had exceeded their estimated original value as of February, and many had doubled or more in value, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General review of CMS contracting practices with the federal exchange. The total original estimated value for those contracts -- which ranged from $69,195 (for enhanced videoconferencing capabilities for CMS' senior team) to more than $200 million -- was $1.7 billion, of which $800 million had been obligated and...