Posted on 03/31/2026 8:51:04 AM PDT by spintreebob
States are paying contractors such as Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum millions of dollars to help them comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a law that will strip safety-net health and food benefits from millions.
State governments rely on such companies to design and operate computer systems that assess whether low-income people qualify for Medicaid or food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps. Those state systems have a history of errors that can cut off benefits to eligible people, a KFF Health News investigation showed.
These benefits, provided to the poorest Americans, can mean the difference between someone obtaining medical care and having enough to eat — or going without.
(Excerpt) Read more at kffhealthnews.org ...
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“Conduent helps agencies work smarter by simplifying operations, cutting costs and driving better outcomes through intelligent automation, analytics, and innovation in fraud prevention,” read one such handout from another contractor.
In handouts, Deloitte touted its role in “building a new era in state health care” and as “a national leader in Medicaid program and technology transformation, building a strong track record across the federal, state, and commercial health care ecosystem.” KFF Health News found that Deloitte, a global consultancy that generated $70.5 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025, dominates this slice of government business.
“Deloitte offers strategic outreach and responsive support to help states engage communities, lower barriers, and address access to coverage.” * * * * Deloitte is one of the biggest fraudsters in the SWAMP. It's IES Integrated Eligibility System in 25 states, mostly the big states has welfare to the dead, welfare to DUPs where Sue Smith, Susan Smith, Susan Jones-Smith are the same person but get 3 distinct ID and benefit plans.
That Deloitte is the biggest user and abuser of H1b and that they H1b on these welfare projects are neither competent in IT not knowledgeable about US law and customs may be a side issue. The citizens at Deloitte are as guilty of the fraud that is its welfare swamp.
Governments are now providing more revenue to these consulting type firms like Deloitte and E&Y etc. than corporations.
WOULD HE INVEST $6 MILLION TO SAVE $500 BILLION?
How isn’t a paper form submitted to the agency and reviewed not more cost efficient than a system that only a small fraction is able to understand the process? Make WELFARE local and it is scrutinized far better than State or Federal oversight...the grift is massive.
They say it like it’s a bad thing. $39 TRILLION in debt...how much waste, fraud & taxpayer abuse can we put up with?!
“. . . a law that will strip safety-net health and food benefits from millions.”
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PLEEEEEZE!!! Spare me! KFF Health News is certainly an unbiased source. s/
Ah you are onto the scam.... the big 5 they bill out at $275 per hour and pay the Currys $27. The big 5 used to hire pretty 20-something girls, you know, the ones in the interview who dress a little slutty. They go and flirt with the Curry IT manager at some agency, show a little leg, flirt and get the deal. I know a few unscrupulous ladies who did ANYTHING to get the deal. Let me just say that. The you have a white guy running the show, a few black women, a tranny, a gay, and an Asian, there is your E&Y team! Too bad they don;t get sh*t done.
With the DEAD, DUPLICATES, and other garbage data in Deloitte IES right now...and since Obama... on what basis might we think that these H1b from India will somehow save money in their chase down the wrong rabbit hole?
“Make welfare local.” I agree LBJ & Nixon centralized BIG GOVERNMENT in DC. That has been the biggest mistake of my 82 years. We should de-centralize.
Strip benefits from the DEAD and DUPLICATES? No the DEAD and DUPLICATES are the cash cow of Deloitte.
One wonders is anyone in HHS knows the realities of welfare.
How things change and yet are the same. Slutty blondes at Accenture sleeping for a contract was my IT observation in the 90’s.
Now it is slutty Indian girls at multiple IT vendors asking the client if the client can give them private tutoring.
So State government is not competent to perform basic core functions. ....Or is State Government looking for a “boogie man” to blame when the Democratic base complains about all those “loyal voters” being denied government handouts? I think it is more the later than the former.
If these consultants don’t do their job properly and falsify the results, then audits should be able to figure that out and litigation should make them responsible for any errors. The feds should notify the consultants that there will be errors and any fraud or negligence on the part of the consultants will be dealt with severely.
Correct. Amazing: As of 2024, the New York State government employs approximately 262,700 people.
The intent is to get the unqualified off of the rolls. Abuse by the contractors is a separate issue, which must also be addressed.
States Pay Deloitte Millions ... To Cut Medicaid Rolls (BBB)
WRONG.
The BBB mandates removing the dead, the fraudulent and the Criminal Illegal Alien Scum who suck at the American tax tit from illegal enrollment.
As well as the scammers in the US and those outside like india and pakistan.
We know now they have more of a history of allowing people who do not qualify. “Those state systems have a history of errors that can cut off benefits to eligible people”
I never, ever trust any news from KFF. Not. One. Sentence.
KFF often finds and supports a fact, a truth, that can be cherry picked and used to advance their agenda. The fact or truth can be trusted. But it often is not the complete picture, the whole truth.
GA Medicaid is the Best example. KFF has done a series of articles on GA Pathways, a Medicaid expansion program that is expanding Deloitte and nobody else. It is designed to serve Deloitte and Deloitte only. Deloitte has its contracts with the GA DHS Dept of Human Services, which enrolls people in welfare programs and has caseworkers for those welfare recipients. The GA DCH Dept of Community Health receives the Medicaid member data from GA DHS, contracts with Gainwell to administer the Medicaid software and DCH contracts with Health Insurance Companies to serve the Medicaid recipients.
(Two of the prior health insurance companies have not been contracted for the future. That is in dispute. That is a separate issue. As it is in dispute, few people are allowed to discuss what they know about the dispute. But I can say that all involved downstream from Deloitte IES who receive Deloitte IES data (and Pathways data) receive garbage data.
(I assume nobody in the DHS or Gov Kemp’s office has taken a bribe. They are just stupid.)
Thanks, that is quite informative.
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