SXSW: Let’s Give outsourcing a Fair Hearing
Earlier this week, SXSW took on the issue of Texas’ outsourcing of parts of its health and human services eligibility procedures in 2005. A panel discussion hosted on Monday addressed “the human cost of failed government technology.” For a festival that showcases many of the newest applications of technology and particularly the impact that these technologies can have on our ability …
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Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Considered in Texas
It is a violation of a fundamental principle of the welfare system for recipients of taxpayer-funded cash assistance benefits to be purchasing and using controlled substances while they are relying on the financial support of their fellow Texans.
Read MoreManaged Care: Delivering Medicaid Services Efficiently
Wholesale reform of the Medicaid program is needed at the federal level if the program is ever to become sustainable. At the state level, however, managed care is a highly-effective model that reduces costs and improves patient outcomes.
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