Task force pushes for mandatory state–federal data sharing for SNAP, Medicaid
Speakers urged Congress to require states to share enrollment and eligibility data for SNAP and Medicaid to enable automated fraud detection, arguing that lack of visibility into state administration blocks enforcement.
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Speakers repeatedly framed data as the key obstacle to preventing fraud, arguing that detection tools are effective only when federal agencies can verify applicants against shared records. The Vice President said the federal government often has "no visibility into who is ultimately getting those benefits" when states administer programs such as SNAP.
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