Did you manage to find the link on yesterdays board? It's an expose of the benefits system in AU. They have the same problem as over here. Not nearly enough jobs to go around.gilsey wrote:Creepy.ohsocynical wrote:About MAXIMUS
MAXIMUS is a leading operator of government health and human services programs in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Saudi Arabia. The Company delivers business process services to improve the cost effectiveness, efficiency and quality of government-sponsored benefit programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Health Insurance BC (British Columbia), as well as welfare-to-work and child support programs around the globe. The Company's primary customer base includes federal, provincial, state, county and municipal governments. Operating under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People®, MAXIMUS has approximately 8,800 employees worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.maximus.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
CANADA
MAXIMUSdelivers outstanding customer service to more than four million British Columbians through innovative document management services, contact centre management, eHealth information technology solutions, and medical and pharmaceutical claims services. We provide child support services through the Family Maintenance and Support Programme and operate the Medical Services Plan and PharmaCare programmes on behalf of the Ministry of Health Services.
KINGDOM of SAUDI ARABIA
Together with our local partner company Noryan Corporation, we help jobseekers find employment through our specialised case management services. We are a trusted partner in helping Saudi nationals find quality employment and we are working to increase youth employment across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
UNITED STATES
Operating under our founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People®, MAXIMUS operates crucial government benefits programmes through a wide range of administrative services, case management and customer contact centres. MAXIMUS strives to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of government programmes, such as the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as welfare-to-work and child support maintenance programmes, while simultaneously delivering world-class customer service to programme participants.
AUSTRALIA
Our primary focus in Australia is connecting jobseekers with employers through a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet the needs of both. As a top-rated provider under the Star Ratings programme, we bring proven expertise in employment and related health and human services, most notably supporting the Job Services Australia and Disability Employment Services programmes. We also provide services to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship
2013.
MAXIMUS Acquires UK-Based Company Health Management Limited
Acquisition Brings Independent Health Assessment Capabilities to the Company’s Business Portfolio in the United Kingdom
And if anyone missed it, there's a link on yesterdays board for a Australian TV expose into fraudulently obtaining government money by companies including Maximus.
The bit I've bolded, can anyone explain why any govt would pay a company to do that? Is it just a neo-liberal fashion?
In the real world, businesses and govts have job vacancies, people are born, educated, go out and look for jobs. How much taxpayers money is pissed up the wall to intermediaries?
The providers, including Maximus, are running job centres for getting people back into work plus providing job training for those that need a skill. Pretty much like over here.
They get a fee for getting someone into work and an even bigger fee if the applicant is classed as not very employable. So they tend to put people into that last category and then to keep their numbers up, forge signatures and falsely fill in the applicants work application forms. They are getting away with billions of dollars of tax payers money.
And like us they have politicians responsible for that area, who swear there's nothing amiss when they're questioned about it.