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CARES Program
  • Introducing CARES

    The CARES Program will bring an essential upgrade to AGO debt collections, resulting in better experiences for all stakeholders.

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  • The CARES priorities

    The collections-enhancement program is built on a desire to improve
    the experience of our clients, our partners and Ohioans in debt.

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  • The CARES scope

    The multiyear project involves hundreds of stakeholders, requiring the creation of portals as well as interface improvements and more.

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  • The CARES timeline

    Implementation of the new collections platform has three distinct stages, covering research, design and training/rollout.

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  • The CARES team

    The team steering the CARES Program includes internal and external partners,
    and representatives stand ready to answer your questions.

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    • CARES Program
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Business > Collections > CARES Program > Priorities

CARES priorities

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is committed to providing professional, effective services that maximize:

  • Recovery for our clients.
  • Protection for taxpayer-funded resources.
  • Service to indebted parties.

To do that, the office emphasizes courtesy and respect, fairness, reliability and responsiveness — all of which the CARES Program enhances.

Founded on the vision and the values outlined above, the CARES Program is supported by three “pillars”:

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Although we always prioritize revenue recovery for our clients, we also monitor, evaluate and continually improve:

  • The service experience for our clients, such as state agencies, universities and local governments.
  • The experience of our external partners (such as third-party vendors and Special Counsel) as well as the Collections Enforcement staff.
  • The indebted party’s experience.
 
  • We remove system elements that cause inefficiencies and focus on proven methods and best practices in debt collections.
  • We strategically review and manage accounts to ensure a balanced approach to customer and client service, as well as recovery.
  • We simplify our business rules, fee structures and processes for our external collection vendors.
 
  • We introduce a state-of-the-art collections system and supporting technology to streamline processes and address system limitations.
  • We engage with our clients to introduce technical solutions that align to the collections ecosystem allowing for the automation of manual processes.
  • We employ enhanced data-analytic capabilities to ensure sound decision-making.
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