MITRE Challenge - Strengthening Eligibility Verification for Federal Benefit Programs
Abstract
Since 2003, federal agencies estimate that they have made about $1.5 trillion in improper payments. In fiscal year 2018 alone, improper payments totaled $151 billion, almost 25 percent (nearly $38 billion) of which occurred because agencies did not verify with certainty that the recipients were eligible for benefit payments or services. New approaches are required to strengthen eligibility verification so, in alignment with the President's Management Agenda, The MITRE Corporation launched the Strengthening Eligibility Verification for Federal Benefit Programs Challenge in 2018. The Challenge sought fresh ideas for eligibility verification from a diverse, nationwide group of stakeholders and contributors. The goal of the Challenge was to identify innovative, cost-effective concepts to help government agencies improve verification of eligibility, thereby better protecting funds and making it easier for agencies to fulfill their missions by focusing resources where they are most needed. Seeking concepts that would help make eligibility determination processes more rigorous and data-informed, while at the same time efficient, user-friendly, and protective of privacy, the Challenge featured a scenario with a hypothetical federal agency, a hypothetical benefits program, and real-world program eligibility characteristics that needed to be verified. Participants were required to address these characteristics by creating a conceptual framework that could enable effective eligibility verification for this hypothetical benefits program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1108104
Entities
People
- Erin C. Carlson
- Gordon C. Iii Milbourn
- James R. Bradshaw
- Vanessa H. Abiaad
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation