WIC Vendor Management Study, 1998. Special Nutrition Programs.

摘要

The purpose of the study was to learn the extent to which retail grocers, defined as 'vendors' in the WIC Program, authorized to provide food to WIC participants, were violating program rules and procedures, and to determine which programmatic and/or demographic variables could be associated with vendor violations. The study examines three critical research questions in the area of WIC vendor management: To what extent do WIC vendors commit vendor violations and administrative errors when conducting a WIC transaction at the point of sale. To what extent do WIC vendors overcharge or undercharge the WIC Program. To what extent do WIC vendors allow participants to substitute unauthorized items for their WIC-authorized food items.