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REIMAGINING THE WAY TECHNOLOGY ENABLES PEOPLE TO CONNECT TO OPPORTUNITY AND HAVE AGENCY

INTEGRATED ELIGIBILITY SOLUTION AND SERVICESWHILE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFITS HAVE LONG RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO LINK TOGETHER SILOED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS TO STREAMLINE INFORMATION, ROUTING, COMPLIANCE AND REGISTRATION PROCESSES, IT TOOK THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) TO TURN THIS VISION INTO REALITY. IN 2012, THE ACA REQUIRED STATES TO CONNECT THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES TO EXISTING ELIGIBILITY SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO PROCESS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY BASED ON A CUSTOMER'S MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (MAGI). MANY STATES, BORROWING FROM THE ALLUMA'S WORK PIONEERED NEW ELIGIBILITY SYSTEMS IN TANDEM WITH THEIR NEW INSURANCE EXCHANGES. IN 2011, IN PREPARATION FOR THIS, ALLUMA BEGAN SUPPORTING THE STATE OF ARIZONA'S EFFORTS TO BUILD A SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A COMBINED APPLICATION THAT PEOPLE CAN USE THEMSELVES OR WITH THE HELP OF A WORKER AT ONE OF THE 200-PLUS COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE 2013, ALLUMA HAS IMPLEMENTED THIS SOLUTION IN INDIANA (LAUNCHED AS IND-E-APP IN 2013), MARYLAND (LAUNCHED AS HEALTHY MARYLAND IN 2014) AND 38 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES . SINCE 2010, 25 MILLION APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BENEFITS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED, WITH 7 MILLION OF THOSE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

ONE-E-APPFROM 1998 TO 2009, ALLUMA ENCOURAGED IMPROVEMENTS IN ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND POLICY CHANGE. IN 2001, ALLUMA GRANTED A FREE HEALTH-E-APP LICENSE TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SUBSEQUENTLY, 4 STATES AND 40 COUNTIES EXPANDED ON THIS CONCEPT BY ADOPTING OUR ONE-E-APP SOLUTION WHICH PROVIDES A SINGLE ENTRY POINT LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS. IN 2004, ALLUMA WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED AS 501C(3) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ONE-E-APP WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ENROLL AND RE-ENROLL IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS BY OFFERING A SIMPLER, EASIER, COMPREHENSIVE, EFFICIENT PROCESS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

ONE DEGREE, SINCE ITS FOUNDING, ONE DEGREE IS A WEB AND MOBILE PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES: ONE DEGREE HAS SERVED OVER 225,000 PEOPLE BY PROVIDING VITAL NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICE INFORMATION, PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY- AND HUMAN-BASED SUPPORT TO NAVIGATE RESOURCES, AND MAINTAINING TOOLS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND, TRACK, AND SHARE RESOURCE INFORMATION.

INTEGRATED ELIGIBILITY SOLUTION AND SERVICESWHILE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFITS HAVE LONG RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO LINK TOGETHER SILOED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS TO STREAMLINE INFORMATION, ROUTING, COMPLIANCE AND REGISTRATION PROCESSES, IT TOOK THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) TO TURN THIS VISION INTO REALITY. IN 2012, THE ACA REQUIRED STATES TO CONNECT THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES TO EXISTING ELIGIBILITY SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO PROCESS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY BASED ON A CUSTOMER'S MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (MAGI). MANY STATES, BORROWING FROM THE ALLUMA'S WORK PIONEERED NEW ELIGIBILITY SYSTEMS IN TANDEM WITH THEIR NEW INSURANCE EXCHANGES. IN 2011, IN PREPARATION FOR THIS, ALLUMA BEGAN SUPPORTING THE STATE OF ARIZONA'S EFFORTS TO BUILD A SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A COMBINED APPLICATION THAT PEOPLE CAN USE THEMSELVES OR WITH THE HELP OF A WORKER AT ONE OF THE 200-PLUS COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE 2013, ALLUMA HAS IMPLEMENTED THIS SOLUTION IN INDIANA (LAUNCHED AS IND-E-APP IN 2013), MARYLAND (LAUNCHED AS HEALTHY MARYLAND IN 2014) AND 38 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES . SINCE 2010, 25 MILLION APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BENEFITS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED, WITH 7 MILLION OF THOSE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

ONE-E-APPFROM 1998 TO 2009, ALLUMA ENCOURAGED IMPROVEMENTS IN ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND POLICY CHANGE. IN 2001, ALLUMA GRANTED A FREE HEALTH-E-APP LICENSE TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SUBSEQUENTLY, 4 STATES AND 40 COUNTIES EXPANDED ON THIS CONCEPT BY ADOPTING OUR ONE-E-APP SOLUTION WHICH PROVIDES A SINGLE ENTRY POINT LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS. IN 2004, ALLUMA WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED AS 501C(3) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ONE-E-APP WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ENROLL AND RE-ENROLL IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS BY OFFERING A SIMPLER, EASIER, COMPREHENSIVE, EFFICIENT PROCESS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

ONE DEGREE, SINCE ITS FOUNDING, ONE DEGREE IS A WEB AND MOBILE PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES: ONE DEGREE HAS SERVED OVER 225,000 PEOPLE BY PROVIDING VITAL NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICE INFORMATION, PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY- AND HUMAN-BASED SUPPORT TO NAVIGATE RESOURCES, AND MAINTAINING TOOLS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND, TRACK, AND SHARE RESOURCE INFORMATION.