Our Work
Behind every project is a person who needed these services to work.
Many of us at For People have navigated the same systems we now help modernize. We've filed for benefits, deciphered government paperwork, and struggled with services that weren't designed with people in mind. That lived experience shapes everything we do.
We partner with federal agencies like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to solve data and technology challenges across public health, benefits administration, and regulatory services. Our work has improved programs serving over 145 million people by working alongside agency teams to build solutions they can own and sustain.
Each engagement combines the disciplines needed to get it right: data strategy, software engineering, human-centered design, and policy analysis, often all within the same project. Every decision starts with the people on the other end.
How We Work
Every engagement starts with discovery: understanding the people who rely on the service, the constraints the agency operates within, and the outcomes that matter most. From there, we prototype, test, and build iteratively to deliver solutions that work for both the agency and the people it serves.
DataConnect
Modernizing the Medicaid Eligibility API to resolve outages, reduce technical debt, and ensure reliable access to Lifeline benefits for 8.1 million subscribers.
Databricks • Terraform • AWS Lambda • Python • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Medicaid Data Strategy
Developing the first-ever data strategy for the Center for Medicaid & CHIP Services, unifying fragmented data systems across programs serving 90 million Americans.
Data Strategy & Governance • User Research • AWS QuickSight • R • Databricks • Python
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BIS Website Modernization
Reimagining how people engage with the Commerce Control List through user research, co-designed flows, and a searchable, more mobile-friendly tool.
Drupal • React • User Research • Human-Centered Design • Content Strategy • Azure
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