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Exploring a new way to make eligibility rules easier to implement

Exploring a new way to make eligibility rules easier to implement
2018
18F
Author(s): 
Ed Mullen
Exploring a new way to make eligibility rules easier to implement
Source Sector(s)
Government Agency
Benefits Program
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Level of Government
Federal/National
State/Provincial
Local/Municipal
Tribal/Indigenous
Location
United States
Format
Non-Academic Article

Programs like Medicaid and SNAP are managed at the federal level, administered at the state level, and often executed at the local level. Because there are so many in-betweens, there is significant duplicated effort, demonstrating the need to simplify eligibility rules to facilitate easier implementation.