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Playing the Numbers

Playing the Numbers. Success from Persistence. Getting to PARIS. Placing Penny Bets How Much to Open Shutout The Big NO The Why (Not) Going for the Action. Iowa Hold ‘ Em Smart Money Ace in the Hole The Parlay Come on Baby!. Placing Penny Bets.

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Playing the Numbers

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  1. Playing the Numbers Success from Persistence

  2. Getting to PARIS • Placing Penny Bets • How Much to Open • Shutout • The Big NO • The Why (Not) • Going for the Action • Iowa Hold ‘Em • Smart Money • Ace in the Hole • The Parlay • Come on Baby!

  3. Placing Penny Bets • 1997 participated in a small pilot for TANF • 53 matches – none of them an Iowa claim • Cumbersome data manipulation • Deemed cost/benefit loss • Lost the penny toss

  4. How Much to Open 2005 • PARIS Board visit – calls - emails • National Directory of New Hires • Labor intensive – negative results • Expensive data • Negatively impacted desire for PARIS

  5. SHUTOUT • 2006 – Developed a proposal for one of the PARIS implementation grants • Limited internal support • Some technical assistance • Got to the window too late

  6. The BIG NO • PARIS Board visit • DC Iowa office questions • Washington State (Bill) questions • Extensive report in response to Dept Inspections and Appeals and Governor’s office

  7. The Big NO!!

  8. The Why (Not) • Quality Control error rates • Known to Agency • Confidentiality • Jockeying for IT position • Waiting on technology • Lack of resources to work the data

  9. Going for the Action 2009 Breakthrough! • MOU signed for Interstate and VA • Interstate data pilot 2010 Charter and Study Group! CMS Directors Letter

  10. Iowa Hold ‘Em • Manual data review • Inability to act on data • Folded on new VA MOU • Minimum required effort • Responding only to other States • Cumbersome PARIS “Hotline”

  11. Smart Money • Data wise guy • Triple state matches • Double SNAP matches • SNAP out of state usage

  12. Ace in the Hole • Let the data do the talking • Investigators on board • Wisconsin data exchange • Articulating the Dream • Again and again and again…….

  13. The Parlay • It’s ALL about Program Integrity • Integrated Claims Unit • VA interest • Support grows

  14. Come On and Make My Day • Getting the funding • Design event • Building the Unit • Implementation

  15. State Matches

  16. Thank You!Linda Mountlmount@dhs.state.ia.us515-281-5487

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