Mar-a-Lago trio reviewed confidential $10 billion VA contract before its release: report

Source: The Hill | December 3, 2018 | Owen Daugherty

Three Mar-a-Lago club members friendly with President Trump were reportedly given access to review a $10 billion government contract to overhaul electronic health records for veterans even though they had no prior experience in the field.

The three men, Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter, West Palm Beach physician Bruce Moskowitz and lawyer Marc Sherman, were given unprecedented access to confidential documents and shaped policy at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to emails obtained by ProPublica through a Freedom of Information Act request.

The trio had no health information technology or federal contracting experience but were listed among more than 40 experts reviewing the government contract, including hospital executives and university health system administrators.

Records obtained by ProPublica show the men editing the budget and being placed on an “executive committee.”

Emails also show Moskowitz negotiating to get the VA and Apple to use a cellphone application he developed.

The findings from ProPublica come months after the publication discovered the Mar-a-Lago trio were shaping policy at the VA. The men reportedly spoke with VA officials daily and inquired about new programs, including the deal with Apple.

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