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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
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histories of misconduct, including
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False Claims Relating to the Development of Maryland’s Health Insurance Exchange Website
IBM and Cúram Software (acquired by IBM in 2011) agreed to pay $14.8 million to settle federal False Claims Act allegations that they made material misrepresentations to the State of Maryland during the contract award process for the development of Maryland’s Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) website and IT platform. The settlement covers the time period from January 2011 through May 2014 and resolves allegations that Cúram-IBM made misrepresentations regarding the development status of the Cúram for Health Care Reform software, the existing functionality of the Cúram software to meet the state’s technical requirements, and the integration of Cúram software with other software needed to provide a properly functioning HIX website.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- Multiple Agencies
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 6/14/2019