Former Idaho health insurance exchange board member Frank Chan, who last week was awarded a no-bid, $375,000 IT contract with the exchange and then resigned from the board, has now “exercised his right to cancel the contract,” exchange board Chairman Stephen Weeg announced this morning, at the opening of the exchange board meeting. “There’s a 30-day cancellation clause in that,” Weeg said.

Amy Dowd, exchange executive director, said, “I made the decision to contract with Applied Computing because they have the background and experience needed for this challenge. The questions that have been raised indicate this decision should have been made in a different way. … I understand the scrutiny we are under. I appreciate the concerns that have been expressed this week. … I have learned from this process.”