ADS plans entity-resolution program to reduce duplicate work, speed benefits

Dec 3, 2025

ADS said it will implement an entity-resolution program next year to identify individuals across systems with probabilistic matching, reduce manual reconciliation used in past benefit rollouts, and enable more automated eligibility checks to cut paperwork for Vermonters.

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Saya Raish described entity resolution as a near-term priority to identify the same person across multiple state systems and propagate corrections so updates in one system update others. He said the state used manual matching during the 2023 summer EBT rollout and wants a programmatic solution that balances probabilistic matching with confidence thresholds and manual oversight.

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