Health and Human Services
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The state’s most populous county has launched a $30 million, voter-approved investment in child-care workers. Tech plays a central role in the process by enabling equitable cash distribution at scale.
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The launch of this new tool also comes with new responsibilities for the state’s technology workforce. The benefits program could help some 1.3 million state residents.
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The data tool and interface, which was built in-house to flag crime and misuse, has saved the state millions and ensures benefits go to those in need. Created with federal funding, it recently earned a governor’s award.
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The Obama administration seems to have taken a page out of the late night talk show playbook, because it's reportedly concerned about its own ratings in the 18-35 demographic.
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CGI Group, the main contractor for HealthCare.gov, will not have its contract renewed next month.
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Oversight Committee grilled agency executives about decisions made in 2013 to downgrade the participation of the lead technology contractor, which came to light only in recent days.
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But when it comes to health insurance exchanges, the 15 states running their own exchanges will be working full-force on improvements and upgrades.
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Bipartisan bill defines telehealth and provides principles to guide states considering telehealth policies.
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has blamed human error in computer programming and its quality assurance process for the mistake.
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Scrutiny increases on Minnesota health exchange after lost applications, long wait times.
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A week into the new year, some people are still waiting to get an invoice or confirmation of coverage, among other issues.
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A grant from a federally funded nonprofit will help connect Seattle Children's with seven other pediatric hospitals to create a national network of patient data.
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A letter written by Dayton last month that blames the IBM software for many issues the state's health insurance exchange website has encountered was made public on Friday.
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MNsure continues to struggle with old problems involving its website and call center.
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The federal exchange is having problems transferring account information to and from the state of West Virginia's system, according to an official.
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Registration assistants across the country reported increases in applicants.
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After months of criticism managing development for the Oregon health exchange, Carolyn Lawson, CIO of the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services, has resigned for personal reasons.
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A federal decision allows people with cancelled insurance policies to sign up for catastrophic plans under a hardship exemption.
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The state's Healthcare Liberty Act would provide a tax break equal to any federal penalties for those failing to sign up for Obamacare.
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The botched rollout of the federal health exchange underlines the need for changes in how governments at all levels handle major technology projects.
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Growing consumer frustration and a series of embarrassing disclosures are called "unacceptable" by Gov. Mark Dayton.