ATLANTA, May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax, Inc. (NYSE:
EFX) today announced the availability of Instant Client Insights™
for Eligibility (ICI), a scalable and configurable technology
solution delivering relevant, real-time data to support faster and
more accurate social service benefit decisions. Designed to help
government agencies that are juggling multiple benefit programs
with differing eligibility requirements, the insights available
through ICI can provide an enhanced view of the applicant, increase
the speed of benefit application decisions, and help reduce
improper payments.
ICI streamlines eligibility inquiries by delivering multiple
data sets including employment, income, identity verification and
residency information that are bundled to more reliably provide the
insights needed to facilitate compliance with individual program
requirements. With ICI, state agencies also may add the exclusive
Duplicate Applicant Risk Indicator module. This optional service
can quickly flag applicant inquiry history across state or county
lines, helping manage risk such as the potential of dual benefit
participation. Additional modules can further assist with
evaluating eligibility and improving decisions using property and
asset verifications.
"As government agencies strive to improve service and
efficiencies, we will continue to innovate and help streamline
their effort using technology and data to create simpler pathways
to respond and deliver benefits to eligible citizens," said
Juan Cole, Vice President,
Government Services at Equifax. "Instant Client
Insights combines Equifax's unique data sources to provide an
entirely new, automated process that helps agencies improve the
timeliness and accuracy of their benefit decisions while improving
the integrity of their programs."
ICI supports queries for several state government benefit
programs, including SNAP, Medicaid and TANF, with information
supplied from multiple Equifax datasets and is available to all 50
states and the US jurisdictions of Guam, Puerto
Rico, Washington, DC and
the United States Virgin
Islands.
About Equifax
Equifax is a global data, analytics and
technology company and believes knowledge drives progress. The
Company blends unique data, analytics, and technology with a
passion for serving customers globally, to create insights that
power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered
in Atlanta, Equifax operates or has investments in 24
countries in North America, Central and South
America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. It
is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500® Index, and its
common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under
the symbol EFX. Equifax employs approximately 11,000 employees
worldwide. For more information, visit Equifax.com and
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Media Contact: Kristi
Kovalak, kristi.kovalak@equifax.com, 314-214-7107
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