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Complex Systems this week is on government procurement, with Luke Farrell of the Better Government Project at UMich, with a special emphasis on the business of selling SQL queries. complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/under…

@patio11 Hi Patrick! I'm a big fan of your work, so I'm glad you liked the piece. Would love to come chat more about it sometime on Complex Systems!

I think this is a really good article, and also need to carry a bit of water for charging the government $19 to do a database lookup.

Today, Luke Farrell explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.

When the COVID-19 public health emergency ended, one-third of Medicaid beneficiaries lost their coverage, w/ about 70% due to procedural reasons. Pamela Herd of @UMich & coauthors examined a federal effort to increase automated renewals in 4 states. healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

Returning to twitter against my better judgement 👋

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