 These criticisms and fallbacks led the government to implement more stringent controls over the operations of the Reform as well as to diversify the way it provides services to beneficiaries.A pilot project began in 2003 whereby the government contracted the services of one area directly to a medical healthcare provider instead of contracting an insurance company, and the government has stated that this and other programs may be implemented and expanded in the future in order to reduce costs.However, some politicians, including former Gov.