Ohio - The High Cost Of Smart Cards
Catherine Candisky writes for the Columbus Dispatch about the state of Ohio's replacement of its original smart card-based food stamp system with magnetic stripe cards beginning a week from today.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced in October 2003 that it was abandoning its high-tech "smart card" after The Dispatch detailed how it was the most expensive system in the nation.While Ohio’s smart card costs $4.73 per caseload per month to operate, the new cards will cost 89 cents.
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