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Vimo® Turns 20: Cofounders Discuss the Company’s Journey to State-Based Health Care
As Vimo® celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025, cofounders Chini Krishnan and Shankar Srinivasan recently sat down to reflect on the company’s journey. From shifts in the health care and technology industries to the company’s core values and earliest hurdles, the lively discussion gave insights into their two decades at the helm – and offered a glimpse of the next 20 years. (This interview has been edited for length and clarity.) How did the company get its start? Chini Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer: It was 2004 when I sold my last company, Valicert, a company in digital computer security. I took about a year off, and at...
A Brief History of SNAP: How America’s Food Stamp Program Evolved and What’s Next
For over eight decades, America’s food stamp program – now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP – has stood as a partnership between the federal government and states, evolving through wartime rationing, economic downturns, a global pandemic,...
From Waitlists to Paperwork: Why Summer Child Care Is Harder Than It Should Be
Summer is supposed to be a season of fun and relaxation, but if you’re a family that needs child care, it can be a season of stress. Whether it’s due to a new school-year routine, summer programs being full, or difficulties finding the programs that fit your schedule...
The Future of Medicaid Enrollment: How Automation Can Ensure Eligible People Stay Covered
by Stephanie Bell, Medicaid Innovation and Policy Strategist Automation – ranging from computer algorithms to artificial intelligence – has made a lasting impact on the health insurance eligibility and enrollment journey for federal and state health insurance...
Prescriptive Sporting Analytics in Health and Human Services
When we talk about making meaningful improvements in the Health and Human Services (HHS) space, we might assume the only way to do this is with a large budget, greater resources, or highly specialized staff. With these, we know we would have more time, higher...
Get to Know Stephanie Bell, Medicaid Innovation and Policy Strategist
We’re thrilled to welcome Stephanie Bell to Vimo® as our new Medicaid Innovation and Policy Strategist! Stephanie brings a wealth of experience in Medicaid policy, having played a key role in implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansions, redesigning...
Artificial Intelligence in Health and Human Services: Exploring Applications and Ethical Implications
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful tool transforming industries around the world, and perhaps nowhere is its potential greater than in the realm of health and human services (HHS). AI offers innovative solutions to common challenges facing HHS agencies...
Press Releases
Vimo® Announces Acquisition of Change & Innovation Agency
Press ReleaseVimo® Announces Acquisition of Change & Innovation AgencyAcquisition positions Vimo to better address unprecedented demand for IT infrastructure modernization of health and human services agencies November 18, 2021– Vimo® today announced that it has acquired Change & Innovation Agency (C!A®), the leading provider of service delivery and optimization platforms for health and human services agencies and safety net programs, including Medicaid and child welfare. Vimo (dba GetInsured) is an established market leader with its cutting-edge Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms that provide state-based...
State-Based Exchanges (SBEs) drive a record-low uninsured rate, with GetInsured enabling two-thirds of SBE enrollments
Press ReleaseState-Based Exchanges (SBEs) drive a record-low uninsured rate, with GetInsured enabling two-thirds of SBE enrollmentsTechnology Upgrades Key to Higher Enrollment and Reducing Gaps in Coverage During Medicaid Redeterminations MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb....
GetInsured Relieves Over $1 Million in Medical Debt for Families in Virginia
Press ReleaseGetInsured Relieves Over $1 Million in Medical Debt for Families in VirginiaA new survey from GetInsured looks at Virginians' ongoing struggle with medical costs and debt MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and RICHMOND, Va. , Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Public...
GetInsured Readies State-Based Health Insurance Exchanges for 2023 Open Enrollment Period
Press ReleaseGetInsured Readies State-Based Health Insurance Exchanges for 2023 Open Enrollment PeriodKey technological advancements are driving efficiencies for state-based exchanges MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 4, 2022 – In the lead up to open enrollment for...
GetInsured Relieves $2.7 Million in Medical Debt for Families Across Seven States
Press ReleaseGetInsured Relieves $2.7 Million in Medical Debt for Families Across Seven StatesGetInsured Nationwide Survey examines Americans’ ongoing struggle with medical costs and debt MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – May 17, 2022 – Public sector healthcare IT leader...
Thought Leadership
Vimo® Turns 20: Cofounders Discuss the Company’s Journey to State-Based Health Care
As Vimo® celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025, cofounders Chini Krishnan and Shankar Srinivasan recently sat down to reflect on the company’s journey. From shifts in the health care and technology industries to the company’s core values and earliest hurdles, the lively discussion gave insights into their two decades at the helm – and offered a glimpse of the next 20 years. (This interview has been edited for length and clarity.) How did the company get its start? Chini Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer: It was 2004 when I sold my last company, Valicert, a company in digital computer security. I took about a year off, and at...
A Brief History of SNAP: How America’s Food Stamp Program Evolved and What’s Next
For over eight decades, America’s food stamp program – now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP – has stood as a partnership between the federal government and states, evolving through wartime rationing, economic downturns, a global pandemic,...
From Waitlists to Paperwork: Why Summer Child Care Is Harder Than It Should Be
Summer is supposed to be a season of fun and relaxation, but if you’re a family that needs child care, it can be a season of stress. Whether it’s due to a new school-year routine, summer programs being full, or difficulties finding the programs that fit your schedule...
The Future of Medicaid Enrollment: How Automation Can Ensure Eligible People Stay Covered
by Stephanie Bell, Medicaid Innovation and Policy Strategist Automation – ranging from computer algorithms to artificial intelligence – has made a lasting impact on the health insurance eligibility and enrollment journey for federal and state health insurance...
Prescriptive Sporting Analytics in Health and Human Services
When we talk about making meaningful improvements in the Health and Human Services (HHS) space, we might assume the only way to do this is with a large budget, greater resources, or highly specialized staff. With these, we know we would have more time, higher...
Artificial Intelligence in Health and Human Services: Exploring Applications and Ethical Implications
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful tool transforming industries around the world, and perhaps nowhere is its potential greater than in the realm of health and human services (HHS). AI offers innovative solutions to common challenges facing HHS agencies...
Taking a Software as a Service (SaaS) Approach: How SaaS Helps Health and Human Services Agencies Overcome Common Challenges
Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies across the United States regularly encounter similar challenges due to the complex, dynamic, time-sensitive, and data-sensitive nature of the services they provide. One of the most common challenges involves leveraging limited...