New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is facing scrutiny after the state Department of Health expanded a Deloitte Consulting Medicaid contract from $177 million to roughly $1.1 billion without competitively rebidding the work. The $866 million amendment, signed in August, is more than four times the value of the original contract. The contract had already grown to $317 million before the latest increase, with just over $200 million spent, according to state comptroller records. Watchdogs have questioned why such a massive expansion was handled through an amendment rather than opened to competitive bidding, particularly as the project has grown far beyond its original scope. The Hochul administration says the amendment followed state law and is necessary to replace an outdated Medicaid application system. Officials also argue the new platform will help reduce waste and fraud while saving taxpayers money, with the federal government covering 90% of design and implementation costs and 75% of ongoing operations. The contract is also drawing attention because Deloitte previously built New York’s COVID-era Excelsior Pass, which cost more than $60 million, while a former state budget director recently settled an ethics case involving contact with a Deloitte lobbyist. With the Medicaid contract now approaching $1.1 billion, New Yorkers are left questioning whether the state is getting the best value for taxpayers when billion-dollar contracts can expand without a competitive bidding process. nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-new…

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