Rauner-linked firm gets $12M in new deal, months after being cut out of $12M deal

SPRINGFIELD — As part of an overhaul of Illinois’ Medicaid system, a consulting firm linked to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has received a $12.8 million contract without undergoing a competitive bidding process.

McKinsey and Company, which has two Chicago offices, was a beneficiary of the deal announced by the Rauner administration. The six-year, $5.26 billion per annum Medicaid package is split across seven providers and will offer five coverage options to residents in the state’s 102 counties.

But the influence of McKinsey in negotiations has come under question. Prior to the awarding of the contract, state Rep. Greg Harris, D-Chicago, had sought more oversight for the General Assembly in awarding the contract, the largest vendor contract awarded in the history of Illinois.

“Since I introduced legislation to require more transparency and oversight into the largest procurement in Illinois history, I have known there would be problems,” Harris told Champaign’s WCIA.

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