Oregon Health Authority paid a Virginia consulting firm $531,517 for 'independent quality management services' on an HIV project, though the contract value increased 81% from its original $294,152 through amendments. It's unclear what specific deliverables or outcomes this quality management work produced for Oregon taxpayers.
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