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Automation + AI 
Against Predictive Optimization: On the Legitimacy of Decision-Making Algorithms that Optimize Predictive Accuracy
This academic paper examines predictive optimization, a category of decision-making algorithms that use machine learning (ML) to predict future outcomes of interest about individuals. Through this examination, the authors explore how predictive optimization can raise concerns that make its use illegitimate and challenge claims about predictive optimization's accuracy, efficiency, and fairness.
- Princeton University
- 2023
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Accessibility 
User Experience Toolkit
City of Boston's User Experience Toolkit to support City employees in learning how to execute a UX project.
- City of Boston
- 2023
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Procurement 
De-risking Guide: Budgeting and overseeing tech projects
Guide by 18F explaining how to minimize the risk of policy failure when selecting technology vendors.
- 18F
- 2024
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Automation + AI 
Helping Families Access Public Benefits with AI and Automation
Webinar that shares Nava’s partnership with the Gates Foundation and the Benefits Data Trust that seeks to answer if generative and predictive AI can be used ethically to help reduce administrative burdens for benefits navigators.
- Nava Public Benefit Corporation
- 2024
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Digitizing Policy + Rules as Code 
Exploring Rules Communication: Moving Beyond Static Documents to Standardized Code for U.S. Public Benefits Programs
This brief analyzes the current state of federal and state government communication around benefits eligibility rules and policy and how these documents are being tracked and adapted into code by external organizations. This work includes comparisons between coded examples of policy and potential options for standardizing code based on established and emerging data standards, tools, and frameworks.
- Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
- 2023
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Policy 
Federal Changes Provide New Opportunities to Elevate the Voices of People With Lived Medicaid Experience in Policy Decisions
CMS finalized a rule in May 2024 that requires states to implement Medicaid Advisory Committees (MACs) and Beneficiary Advisory Councils (BACs) to ensure Medicaid enrollees are better represented in decision-making — this guide provides tips and examples to help guide the process.
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
- 2024
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Communications 
Tips on Equitable Communication Practices in a Policy Context
Initially created to inform federal staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this tip sheet highlights the importance of using equitable communication and includes tips, guiding questions, and additional resources.
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
- 2023
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Automation + AI 
Government AI Readiness Index 2023
For 2023, Oxford Insights assesses the AI readiness of 193 governments across the world.
- Oxford Insights
- 2023
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Data 
NCDHHS: Cross-Enrollment in SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid
In this presentation, team members from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services provide an overview of the implementation process for cross enrollment with SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid in North Carolina.
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- 2023