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title: Local Government Increases Use of and Access to Benefits without Having to Cost Shift | Integrated Benefits Institute
description: Kim Stroud, Division Manager, Manatee County Government, Florida Rodney Barnes, Director of HR, Manatee County Government, Florida
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# [Local Government Increases Use of and Access to Benefits without Having to Cost Shift | Integrated Benefits Institute](https://blog.ibiweb.org/blog/local-government-increases-use-access-benefits-without-cost-shift)

 Written by [Integrated Benefits Institute](https://blog.ibiweb.org/blog/author/integrated-benefits-institute) | Feb 15, 2016 1:01:46 PM

- Kim Stroud, Division Manager, Manatee County Government, Florida
- Rodney Barnes, Director of HR, Manatee County Government, Florida

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