Point Procurement at the Goal, with Mariel Reed

05/15/23 • 39 min

We examine the ever-evolving relationship between state/local procurement and finance. Mariel Reed of Pavilion joins us to explore the interface of state/local procurement, technology and public finance. She explains how procurement can be a strategic resource and change agent, when procurement can make money, and what state/local government and tech companies can learn from each other, among many other topics. In Ripped from the Headlines we discuss how New York State - and other states and localities - use procurement processes to connect with historically underserved communities.

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We take a deep dive on all things Medicaid, starting with its outsized impact on state budgets. Richard Auxier from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center walks us through the state-federal Medicaid funding partnership, why "redetermination" matters, the Medicaid policy trade-offs states will face in the near future, and why FMAP rates should be part of everyone's dinner conversation, among many other topics. In Ripped from the Headlines we look at how Medicaid redetermination might affect children.

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