WASHINGTON: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has hired Weber Shandwick to raise awareness about state healthcare insurance exchanges that will be run by the federal government.
The firm's contract with CMS, a unit of the Department of Health and Human Services, is worth more than $3.1 million. The contract's base period will end April 15, 2013, with an option for a 12-month extension.
The exchanges are marketplaces where consumers will buy insurance and insurers will sell plans. The ...