Policy & Research

  • Comment to CMS on the proposed rule to modernize the requirements for Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)

    May 20, 2020

    Dear Administrator Verma: The Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes innovative solutions to public policy challenges. CAMI is pleased to submit comments on the “Medicaid Program; Preadmission Screening and Resident Review” proposed rule…

  • Letter to USDA on the OPM Clarification that state contractors are permitted to support state governments in the administration of federally-funded entitlement program

    March 17, 2020

    Dear Secretary Perdue: The Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) is a nonprofit organization that was created to promote innovative solutions to public policy challenges. As the entire nation is grappling with the significant challenges associated with the novel…

  • Letter to HHS on the OPM Clarification that state contractors are permitted to support state governments in the administration of federally-funded entitlement program

    March 17, 2020

    Dear Secretary Azar: The Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) is a nonprofit organization that was created to promote innovative solutions to public policy challenges. As the entire nation is grappling with the significant challenges associated with the novel…

  • Letter to DOL on the OPM Clarification that state contractors are permitted to support state governments in the administration of federally-funded entitlement program

    March 17, 2020

    Dear Secretary Scalia: The Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) is a nonprofit organization that was created to promote innovative solutions to public policy challenges. As the entire nation is grappling with the significant challenges associated with the novel…

  • Comments to CMS on the proposed “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans.”

    March 02, 2020

    Dear Administrator Verma: The Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes innovative solutions to public policy challenges. The Center is pleased to submit comments on the proposed “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS…

  • Comments to SSA on the proposed “Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of Continuing Disability Reviews”

    January 31, 2020

    Dear SSA Office of Retirement and Disability Policy: The Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes innovation solutions to public policy challenges. The Center is pleased to submit comments on the proposed “Rules Regarding…

  • Letter to AG on SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2023

    May 14, 2024

    Dear Chairman and Ranking Member, The Center for Accountability, Modernization, and Innovation (CAMI) is a nonprofit organization that supports policies which improve federal benefit program outcomes and drive innovation in delivery of government services through public and private partnerships. We urge you to enact H.R. 5094, the SNAP Staffing flexibility Act of 2023 sponsored by Representative Don Bacon and five other members as a provision of the 2024 Farm Bill…

  • Food Bank Campaign Letter

    May 23, 2024

    Dear Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Scott, Chairman Stabenow and Ranking Member Boozeman: We are writing to you again about the families, households, and communities that are in jeopardy of waiting months for SNAP benefits in almost every state. As you know, this comes during an already precarious time, as the temporary boost to SNAP benefits put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, known as emergency allotments, ended nationwide in March 2023. Families experiencing food insecurity cannot easily access the SNAP benefits for which they qualify…

Fact Sheets

  • Fact Sheet: ON H.R. 5094 (Bacon, Chavez DeRemer, Langworthy, Rouzer, Armstrong, Lawler)

    MAY 2024

  • State SNAP Benefits Backlog

    MAY 2024

  • Action Needed in the Farm Bill to Fix Serious SNAP Error Rates and Benefit Processing Delays

    APRIL 2024

  • SNAP Backlog in the News Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s Recent Letter Spurs Nationwide Conversation

    FEBRUARY 2024

  • SNAP Overpayment Error Rates Rise by 50%, Correlate with Nationwide Staffing Shortages

    AUGUST 2023

  • IRS Memo on Child Support Services Agencies’ Contractor Access to Federal Tax Information

    JULY 2023

  • Memo & Fact Sheet: H.R. 5094, the SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2023 Sponsored by Representative Don Bacon

    MAY 2023