Playing the Numbers 1 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! 2 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 3 How Much to Open 2005 PARIS Board visit calls -s National Directory of New Hires Labor intensive negative results Expensive data Negatively impacted desire for PARIS 4 SHUTOUT 2006 Developed a proposal for one of the PARIS implementation grants Limited internal support Some technical assistance Got to the window too late 5 The BIG NO PARIS Board visit DC Iowa office questions Washington State (Bill) questions Extensive report in response to Dept Inspections and Appeals and Governors office 6 The Big NO!! 7 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 8 Going for the Action 2009 Breakthrough! MOU signed for Interstate and VA Interstate data pilot 2010 Charter and Study Group! CMS Directors Letter 9 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 10 Smart Money Data wise guy Triple state matches Double SNAP matches SNAP out of state usage 11 Ace in the Hole Let the data do the talking Investigators on board Wisconsin data exchange Articulating the Dream Again and again and again. 12 The Parlay Its ALL about Program Integrity Integrated Claims Unit VA interest Support grows 13 Come On and Make My Day Getting the funding Design event Building the Unit Implementation 14 State Matches 15 Data Submitted SSN Submitte dMatches 2 + Other States 30 Day Delay Matches May-09494, Aug-09511, Nov-10527, Feb-10541, May-10557, Aug-10563, Nov-10581, Feb-11584, May-11598, Aug-11600, Nov-11612,631000 Thank You! Linda Mount