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CMS Just Dropped the ClaimsCore RFP. The Last Time They Tried This, They Spent $40 Million and Failed.

March 7, 2026 Mary Womack 5 min read

CMS released an RFP to replace four decades-old legacy claims processing systems with a single commercial platform. This procurement learned from previous federal failures, emphasizing competition, prototypes, and COTS over custom development.

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