The U.S. Government estimates over $113 billion of improper payments from just ten public benefit programs*
 

Governing Institute Issue Brief: Cracking Down on Identity Fraud in Public Benefits Programs

True Identity, Data Analytics and the Quest for Better Program Integrity

Public benefits programs are a frequent and lucrative fraud target for criminals who use stolen or false identities to illegally obtain, trade or sell government benefits. But agencies can fight back with a strategy that employs a multi-layered approach for verifying and authenticating beneficiary identity, integration of external data into existing enrollment processes and the application of advanced identity analytics.

Read this Governing Institute issue brief to learn how other state agencies are already using identity analytics to:
Prevent identity fraud before it occurs
Eliminate the pay and chase model and improve program integrity
Use multi-state information sharing to detect and prevent fraud

Download the Governing Institute issue brief to learn more.


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* According to PaymentAccuracy.gov. An Official Website of the United States Government. https://paymentaccuracy.gov/high-priority-programs.