Optumas algorithms
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Department of Health and Human Services
Good Morning:
Thank you for your public records request. Please be advised that I no longer work for DHHS. I moved to the Nebraska Attorney General with the same email address. You may redirect your public records request to DHHS.PublicRecords@nebraska.gov<mailto:DHHS.PublicRecords@nebraska.gov> for further processing.
Thank you,
Erik W. Fern
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
2115 State Capitol, P.O. Box 98920
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8920
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd FeathersTo Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, including statements of work and/or scope of services documents, between the department and Optumas.
2) Documentation of any algorithms—such as actuarial algorithms, predictive algorithms, machine learning algorithms, etc.—designed for the department by Optumas. This should include project plan/overview documents, final implementation reports, validation studies, disparate impact studies, list(s) of variables fed into the algorithms (including how those variables are weighted, if available), and descriptions of any statistical or machine learning techniques employed.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Department of Health and Human Services
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your public record request dated January 27, 2022 regarding current Optumas contracts and other documents as outlined in your request below. This note is notice of receipt of your request by my office, The Office of Public Record Requests. The State of Nebraska has its own public records law, we will be happy to review your request within the ambit of our state law. Those statutes may be found at Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-712, et seq.
Due the extensiveness of your public records request, which requires my office to connect with each division within the agency, and requires each division to provide a time and cost estimate related to the work to gather every record they retain, our office expects the agency will be unable to provide a time cost estimate until 2/22/22. The agency is also experiencing unforeseen absences in staff and does have existing statutory duties to work around while producing your time and cost estimate. If the agency’s response is available sooner, our office will respond accordingly. Should you desire to modify or prioritize the items within your request, please contact our office directly.
Thank-you,
Brianna Cowell | Legal - Administrative Assistant II
UNMC MPH - Policy and Administration Student - 2023
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
OFFICE: 402-471-4382
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From: Department of Health and Human Services
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your public record request dated January 27, 2022 regarding current Optumas contracts and other documents as outlined in your request below. The agency was able to gather the attached contracts responsive to your request that were readily available. There is no cost associated with this part of our response as the documents were readily available. For future reference on any future requests for contracts, some contracts may be found here on our contracts database: https://statecontracts.nebraska.gov/Search .
Regarding the remainder of your public records request, which requires my office to connect with each division within the agency, and requires each division to provide a time and cost estimate related to the work to gather every record they retain, our office expects the agency will be unable to provide a time cost estimate until 2/22/22. The agency is also experiencing unforeseen absences in staff and does have existing statutory duties to work around while producing your time and cost estimate. If the agency's response is available sooner, our office will respond accordingly. Should you desire to modify or prioritize the items within your request, please contact our office directly.
Thank-you,
Brianna Cowell | Legal - Administrative Assistant II
UNMC MPH - Policy and Administration Student - 2023
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
OFFICE: 402-471-4382
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From: Department of Health and Human Services
Good morning! Thank you for your public records request dated January 27, 2022 seeking all Optumas contracts and other documents as outlined in your request below. Please remember that on 2/3/22 the agency provided the requested contracts. Below is the cost estimate prepared in relation to the remainder your request. The first four hours of non-attorney-privilege-review staff time would be at no charge. Please be advised that the below time and cost estimate assumes that you are requesting ALL responsive information, without a time limitation, to the extent records still exist per our record retention schedule.
Please know that you have ten business days to review the estimated cost, and request the agency fulfill the request, negotiate with the agency to narrow or simplify your request, or withdraw your request. If you do not respond within ten business days, the agency shall not proceed to fulfill your request.
The agency requires payment of a 10% deposit of the expected cost prior to moving forward with responding to the request. Please, only send the amount of the deposit requested as time estimates are just estimates. We will send you the final time and billing amount once it is completed. With the State billing system it is difficult to refund if there is an overpayment because the time ends up being less.
Staff Time
Employee Job Title
Hours
Description of Work Unit
Total Cost
DHHS Program Specialist
8
Research responsiveness of Records and coordinate with Actuary to provide records
$22.88 per hour - $183.04
DHHS Administrator II
6
Responsiveness review of records
$38.59 per hour -
$231.54
DHHS Deputy Director
6
Responsiveness review of records (Non-Attorney-Privilege-Review)
$65.86 per hour -
$131.72
DHHS Director
10
Search email and various internal drives for storage of responsive documents, review record, copy record to an electronic file
$70.00 per hour -
$700.00
Administrative Programs Officer I
40
Search email and various internal drives of current and former employees for storage of responsive documents, review record, copy record to an electronic file, produce file to legal services
$21.57 per hour -
$862.80
COPY CHARGES
0 copies 25 cents per page
$0.00
Total Cost:
$2,109.10*
* Please be advised that this cost is an estimate. The final cost may be more, or less, depending on the actual time and cost expended by the agency in responding to your public records request.
If you intend to proceed with the foregoing, please send a check in the amount of $210.91 payable to "Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services."
All payments must be sent to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Attn: Brianna Cowell, Legal Services - 3rd Floor, Nebraska State Office Building, P.O. Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509.
Given the volume of your request and the current workloads of our staff, the agency expects to be able to fulfill or provide an answer to your request by April 1, 2022. Based on the expected timeline, please let me know if the agency's expected response remains timely based upon your needs and if your request should be fulfilled. If the information is available prior to the estimated date, it will be promptly sent to you upon payment of the full balance of the costs.
Should you desire to modify or prioritize your request, please contact our office.
Thank-you,
Brianna Cowell | Legal - Administrative Assistant II
UNMC MPH - Policy and Administration Student - 2023
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
OFFICE: 402-471-4382
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From: Department of Health and Human Services
Good Morning:
On February 22, 2022, a time and cost estimate was sent to you as outlined below. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712, the requestor has ten business days upon receipt of the time and cost estimate “to review the estimated costs, including any special service charge, and request the custodian to fulfill the original request, negotiate with the custodian to narrow or simplify the request, or withdraw the request.” If the agency receives no response, the agency “shall not proceed to fulfill the request.” Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712(4).
No response was received from the agency’s time and cost estimate, and greater than ten business days has elapsed. As such, your public records request is hereby closed.
Thank-you,
Brianna Cowell | Legal - Administrative Programs Officer I
UNMC MPH - Policy and Administration Student - 2023
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
OFFICE: 402-471-4382
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