I don't know whether this is Year 2000 related, 9/9/99 related or whether it's something else entirely, but it is noteworthy:

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/local/state/washington/story.html?s=v/rs/19990916/wa/index_1.html#3

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Computer Blamed For Medicaid Snafu - (OLYMPIA) -- A glitch in a computer system is being blamed for removing thousands of people from the state's welfare rolls. The Washington Department of Social and Health Services says as 100-thousand residents may be involved. All those denied Medicaid benefits because of the problem are getting letters saying the department will pay medical bills dating back to August, 1997.

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-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), September 16, 1999

Answers

Maybe not 9/9/99

but the State's fiscal year began in AUGUST.

-- G (balzer@lanset.com), September 16, 1999.

Sure, blame it on the computer... Next thing you know, they'll be blaming the Y2K mess on the computers as well.

-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), September 16, 1999.