2.D.3: Program Improvement
Use innovation to improve government programs. Other Information:
President Obama is committed to using novel techniques and research support to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
government programs. For example, the Recovery Act includes a $7 billion fund to incentivize innovative reforms in states’
Unemployment Insurance programs. States that use the most recent wage data and commit to cover more groups of job seekers
get rewarded with higher payments. Already 32 states have qualified, and of these 24 of them changed their laws to do so.
Another example is support for patient-centered health research in the Recovery Act. This research will lead to higher quality
and more effective ways to deliver healthcare. The results will stimulate action across the health system to incorporate these
findings into programs.
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