Comments on: CMS Releases 2nd Report on Medicare Health Support http://e-CareManagement.com/cms-releases-2nd-report-on-medicare-health-support/ Chronic Disease Management • Technology • Strategy • Issues and Trends Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:53:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Al Lewis http://e-CareManagement.com/cms-releases-2nd-report-on-medicare-health-support/comment-page-1/#comment-11739 Al Lewis Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:13:57 +0000 http://e-CareManagement.com/?p=529#comment-11739 one other item. It wasn't just the 100% guarantee which discouraged innovative new vendors from responding. Public sector bids award a ton of points for experience. (Why do you think the same three vendors always win state Medicaid bids?) Also, as is often the case in the private sector and Medicaid, many bids simply would not get done at all if the 100% option were not available. one other item. It wasn’t just the 100% guarantee which discouraged innovative new vendors from responding. Public sector bids award a ton of points for experience. (Why do you think the same three vendors always win state Medicaid bids?)

Also, as is often the case in the private sector and Medicaid, many bids simply would not get done at all if the 100% option were not available.

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