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Kern County supervisors deny WellDyneRx protest, direct staff to continue CVS Health negotiations
Summary
The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to deny a protest from incumbent pharmacy benefits manager WellDyneRx and directed staff to continue contract talks with CVS Health after a contested RFP process.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to deny a protest from WellDyneRx LLC over the county's selection of CVS Health as the pharmacy benefits manager for the county's legacy health plans and directed staff to continue contract negotiations with CVS Health.
The protest by WellDyneRx challenged the county's request-for-proposal (RFP) process and scoring, alleging inconsistent evaluation, biased committee membership and mathematical errors in weighting. The issue came before the board after the county's human resources division recommended denying the protest and proceeding with CVS Health.
The RFP for pharmacy benefit management services was issued Aug. 12, 2024; the county received 15 proposals, seven of which met the minimum qualifications, the county said. Elsa…
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