John is a Principal Industry Consultant at SAS, and former State Medicaid Program Integrity Director, with nearly 25 years in state government. As part of the SAS Global Fraud practice, he supports private and federal/state public healthcare and other government social benefit programs worldwide. John has a BA in Business and holds CPA, CFE, and AHFI designations.
Food assistance programs like SNAP are lifelines for millions of households. Yet, ensuring their accuracy is an ongoing challenge for state agencies managing them. Even small errors in eligibility decisions can quickly add up, costing states billions, straining resources and undermining trust in the program. The question isn’t whether these
Imagine for a moment: You’re a single parent working to make ends meet as you balance rent, bills and the cost of living. Add on losing your job. Then, food assistance and health care access become incredibly important to your family. Millions of households receive social safety benefits. In the
Medicaid program integrity, in simple terms, is a program that ensures that the funds allocated for Medicaid are used appropriately, that patients receive the care they deserve and that resources aren’t mishandled. But consider this staggering fact: In 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that Medicaid
My favorite tech influencers teach, ask questions and share their knowledge freely. They value quality over quantity, and they engage with each other authentically. My goals on social media are to learn, engage with the world socially, and to share what I think is cool – sometimes this is about
I am unabashedly a data zealot, but not a data scientist. I believe in the power of data and data analytics, and that the data revolution has started. It will transform all our lives in ways we cannot even imagine. This is one of the things that attracted me to
