Resources and Toolkits
Risk Assessment Tools
Video outlining best practices for states to improve their risk assessment and error detection processes, including model design, review sequencing, feature engineering, review process optimization, and quick wins
Promising Practices in SNAP PER Reduction: Data-Driven Preauthorization Reviews
By Sarah Esty (Aspen Institute Financial Security Program) and Eric Giannella (Georgetown University Better Government Lab) To assist states working to rapidly reduce SNAP payment error rates to avoid new cost-share requirements, the Safety Net Response Network has been convening monthly meetings of state data practitioners for peer learning around successful error reduction strategies. Through…
Medicaid Work Requirements: What States Need to Know Right Now
High-level overview of Medicaid work requirements and populations subject to work requirements, key state decisions, communication and federal engagement strategy, etc.
Is This Working? Data-Driven Strategies to Reduce SNAP Payment Error Rates
States can act to reduce their SNAP PERs but must move quickly for their efforts to impact their share of program costs in 2027.