Produced By: Academic
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“I Used to Get WIC . . . But Then I Stopped”: How WIC Participants Perceive the Value and Burdens of Maintaining Benefits
This study examines how individuals assess administrative burdens and how these views change over time within the context of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
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Medicaid by Any Other Name? Investigating Malleability of Partisan Attitudes toward the Public Program
This study found that using state-specific names for Medicaid programs increased confusion and reduced both positive and negative opinions about the program.
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Loss of Medicaid Coverage During the Renewal Process
This study examines national trends in the use of and spending on oral anticoagulants among U.S. Medicare beneficiaries from 2011 to 2019.
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Reference Base: Access, Privacy, and Security Resources for Identity Management
This collection of research references is designed to support government agencies designing public-facing identity management processes that meet people’s needs.
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What is a (Digital) Identity Wallet? A Systematic Literature Review
The report examines how current remote identity proofing methods can create barriers to Medicaid enrollment and suggests improvements to ensure equitable access for all applicants.
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Digital Identity Community of Practice 2025 Q3 Meeting: Beneficiary Feedback on Identity Proofing
On July 16, members of the Digital Identity Community of practice gathered to learn how peers are gathering beneficiary feedback on their experiences with accounts and proving their identity.
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The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Housing Affordability and the Living Arrangements of Families With Low Incomes
This study examines how the 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) influenced housing affordability and living arrangements for low-income families.
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Building Teams That Last
This brief highlights strategies for hiring, retaining, and upskilling digital service teams to ensure long-term success in government.
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COBOLing Together UI Benefits: How Delays in Fiscal Stabilizers Affect Aggregate Consumption
States with antiquated COBOL-based unemployment insurance systems experienced significant delays in processing claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Digital Inclusion in Montgomery County Public Libraries: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with three staff members from the Digital Transformation Team in Montgomery County Public LIbraries—Maddie Schellhardt, Raymond Bryson, and Emily Lamancusa, to learn more about the county's efforts to advance digital service delivery and inclusion
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The Privacy-Bias Tradeoff: Data Minimization and Racial Disparity Assessments in U.S. Government
This academic paper examines how federal privacy laws restrict data collection needed for assessing racial disparities, creating a tradeoff between protecting individual privacy and enabling algorithmic fairness in government programs.
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Interview Template Digital Delivery Assessment
This interview template includes questions designed to help teams conduct exploratory, semi-structured interviews with government stakeholders involved in program delivery to gather information that can help them evaluate the status quo of digital delivery in their organization.