Annapolis, Md. – Ron George, Republican candidate for governor, has renewed his January 21st call for a special counsel to investigate the MD Health Exchange Board, particularly focusing on the procurement process.[1] A $36.5 million contract for customer service call centers, the second most lucrative contract awarded by the Maryland Health Exchange Board, was awarded to Maximus, Inc. of Reston, VA in June 2013.[2]However, Maximus has a controversial history with state contracts and contributed over $325,000 in contributions to the DGA during Governor Martin O’Malley’s chairmanship.
Delegate George has released the following statement regarding this matter:
“The Maryland Health Exchange Board should never have been granted special procurement powers which resulted in the rewarding of political allies. The administration continued to favor a vendor who has a flawed history with Maryland and deep fundraising relationships to both Governor O’Malley and Lt. Governor Brown. We need a special counsel with the authority to investigate the procurement practices of the Health Exchange Board.
“It appears the administration was in favor of rewarding their political supporters despite serious legal concerns relating to this same vendor’s work with state foster children and a troubling history collecting child support payments in Baltimore. The problem with one-party control is the people in power get to make the rules even when they are inappropriate and can lead to waste, fraud and corruption. I demand a full and thorough investigation into the contracts approved by the Health Exchange Board and their adherence to transparent and impartial government.”
3 comments:
This story bears watching, it just may be O'Malley's 'lane closure' on his bridge to the WH.
this pales in comparison to the nefarious pension fund manipulations during the Clown's tenure.
Chemtrails and fake snow. Each time it snows, try heating it with a lighter. If it doesn't melt into water, turns black and smells like rubber or plastic burning, it's fake snow.
Sounds crazy I know, but I just watched a video of 'snow' doing all the above things.
And don't ever eat it anymore.
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