How can Oregon reduce public assistance fraud?

That's the question an interim legislative work group is tackling after a May audit from the Secretary of State's office found that hundreds of Oregonians who were deceased, incarcerated, or won the lottery benefited from one of three public assistance programs intended for low-income individuals. "Part of it is privacy," Tomei said. "The other part of it is that you can't single out somebody who is using a Trail card. You can't treat them any differently than somebody using a credit card."
By Yuxing Zheng, The Oregonian updated August 22, 2013
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SALEM -- How can Oregon reduce public assistance fraud?
Proposals under consideration include requiring names to be printed on public assistance cards, requiring photographs of cardholders on the cards, or prohibiting cardholders from using the money to buy pre-paid credit cards.
"Part of it is privacy," Tomei said. "The other part of it is that you can't single out somebody who is using a Trail card. You can't treat them any differently than somebody using a credit card."
But federal regulations, costs and other hurdles make some of the proposals unfeasible, said Rep. Carolyn Tomei, D-Milwaukie, chairwoman of the interim House Human Services and Housing Committee.
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