Report

2013 WIC Vendor Management Study

By Gleason S, Pooler J, Bell L, Erickson L, Eicheldinger C, Porter J, Hendershott A

This study is part of a larger FNS effort to ensure WIC program integrity and to comply with the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) (Public Law 107-300), which requires FNS to estimate improper payments (IP) in its programs. To evaluate program integrity, the 2013 report includes two complementary studies: A study, comparable to the 1998 and 2005 WIC Vendor Management Studies, which examined purchases made through compliance buys using paper- or Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)-based FIs, and a cash value voucher study, which examined purchases made through compliance buys using the CVVs or, in the case of EBT, cash value benefits (CVBs) to purchase fruits and vegetables.

Contractor: Altarum Institute and RTI International

This research was funded by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.

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Date Added
January 12, 2018

Citation
Gleason S, Pooler J, Bell L, Erickson L, Eicheldinger C, Porter J, Hendershott A (2013) WIC Vendor Management Study. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. Available online: https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/2013-wic-vendor-management-study