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Human-Centered Communication to Increase Service Uptake in New Jersey: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
The Digital Services Network (DSN) spoke with the director of the C+E Lab, Katie Fiore, and OOI chief of staff, Kai Feder, to learn more about the C+E Lab and its ongoing role in shifting the State’s approach to using marketing to better connect residents to programs and services.
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Journeys and Experiences on the Path to Renewing Medicaid Health Coverage
Based on user interviews with families across the United States who navigated the Medicaid renewal process, this report offers insights and recommendations for improving the experience of renewing Medicaid and other benefits.
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Building a User Research Compensation Process from the Ground Up in Saint Paul: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with Ashley O’Brien, user experience designer for the City of Saint Paul, MN, about the flexible and resourceful approach she took to reach people across the city.
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Paving the Road to ACCESS: Early Insights from the Aligned Customer-Centered Ecosystem of Supports & Services (ACCESS) Initiative
Through the ACCESS project, key collaborators have shared insights into current and future opportunities for alignment within their agencies, including potential enablers for and barriers to alignment activities.
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MyFriendBen Demo at the Cross-Sector Rules as Code Roundtable
MyFriendBen.org leaders demo their new Colorado benefits eligibility tool in a February 2024 webinar.
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Benefits Data Trust Demo at the Cross-Sector Rules as Code Roundtable
In this video, Benefits Data Trust staff present their eligibility screening platform including their rules engine, API, and DMN rules notation.
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Medicaid Strategies Making a Difference: A Spotlight on Rhode Island
Sharing lessons learned via the Medicaid Churn Learning Collaborative, which is working to reduce Medicaid churn, improve renewal processes for administrators, and protect health insurance coverage for children and families.
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Benefits Protection Toolkit
This benefits protection toolkit is a step-by-step guide to develop and integrate a benefits protection strategy into your Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) program design. This toolkit includes a set of customizable templates, letters, and other tools which should be downloaded and modified for your pilot and local context.
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Human-Centered, Machine-Assisted: Ethically Deploying AI to Improve the Client Experience
In this interview, Code for America staff members share how client success, data science, and qualitative research teams work together to consider the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in responding to clients who seek assistance with three products.
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BenCon 2023: Lighting the Path for Equitable and Ethical Public Benefits Technology
The article discusses key takeaways from BenCon 2023, highlighting the importance of creating equitable and ethical public benefits technology. It emphasizes the need for tech solutions that address systemic inequalities, ensure accessibility, and promote inclusivity for underserved communities in accessing public services.
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Leveraging Cross-Program Data to Modernize Outreach & Enrollment in SNAP and Connected Benefits
This resource outlines three data sharing models tested during the first cohort of the Coordinating SNAP & Nutrition Supports grant program.
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Expanding TANF Program Insights: A Toolkit for State and Local Agencies on How to Access, Link, and Analyze Unemployment Insurance Wage Data
This toolkit is designed to assist state and local TANF agencies in accessing, linking, and analyzing employment data from unemployment insurance (UI) systems.