Public Policy & Practice Change

Streamlining Access to Benefits for Millions
We help government leaders test and adopt practical policy and practice solutions that bring more equity and efficiency to accessing benefits. Since 2019, BDT has helped streamline access to benefits for 3 million people through policy and practice changes.
Our policy experts work closely with states across the country to provide technical assistance, build playbooks and guidebooks, and implement system-level changes to streamline access to programs like Medicaid, WIC, and SNAP.
Modernizing Systems Nationwide
We forge relationships with government agencies to advance wide-reaching policy and practice change. Our efforts include:
Public Policy and Practice Highlights
Blog
Celebrating Policy Change: SNAP access streamlined for 1M+ Michiganders
Webinar
Medicaid Strategies Making a Difference: A Spotlight on Rhode Island
Blog
Farm Bill SNAP Solutions: The Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) Simply Makes Sense
Blog
Farm Bill SNAP Solutions: Using Data to Guide Outreach Efforts
Toolkit
Increasing WIC coverage through cross-program data matching and targeted outreach
Toolkit
Stabilizing Medicaid coverage: BDT's Medicaid churn toolkit
Guidebook
Using text message outreach to reduce SNAP churn
Issue Brief