MN taps IBM for health insurance exchange

IBM has announced that its Curam Social Program Management platform will be used to verify the eligibility of approximately 1.2 million Minnesotans who are expected to apply for health coverage through the state's health insurance exchanges (HIX). Earlier this month, Minnesota awarded Maximus a prime contract worth $41 million to create the state's new HIX website. IBM will work as a subcontractor to Maximus on the project. Like many state health insurance exchanges in development across the country, Minnesota's will rely on several technology vendors. HIXes require a robust health IT infrastructure to support their secure websites.