Accenture wins $563M Healthcare.gov contract
Accenture Federal Services has won a five-year, $563 million contract to continue its work on Healthcare.gov.
“Accenture has been an essential member of our team as we focused on delivering a positive consumer experience through Healthcare.gov," said Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator. "We are pleased that Accenture will continue to support HealthCare.gov, as we work together to help millions of Americans sign up for quality, affordable health insurance.”
Accenture delivered technology solutions and systems to support this year’s enrollment, expand outreach to issuers and support the Small Business Health Options Program.
Accenture has been working with CMS to simplify the process for issuers to update plans and implement tools and processes to expedite the resolution of consumer inquiries and streamline and improve the customer experience.
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