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Recommendations Tracker

HHS-OIG provides independent and objective oversight that promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in HHS programs and operations. To drive positive change, we produce reports and identify recommendations for improvement. We have developed this public-facing page for tracking all of our open recommendations. Learn More

Summary of Recommendations Data

Updated Monthly · Last updated on May 17, 2023

1,380

Open recommendations since start of FY 2000

$249.9B

Potential savings from open recommendations

2,087

Closed recommendations since start of FY 2018

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Showing 1–20 of 513 reports, containing 1,380 recommendations Sorted by most recent report
  • The Risk of Misuse and Diversion of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Appears to Be Low in Medicare Part D

  • Review of the Department of Health and Human Services' Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 for Fiscal Year 2022

  • The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs To Improve Its Practices for Background Checks During Influxes

  • Medicare Improperly Paid Providers for Some Psychotherapy Services, Including Those Provided via Telehealth, During the First Year of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

  • Medicare Could Have Saved Up To $128 Million Over 5 Years if CMS Had Implemented Controls To Address Duplicate Payments for Services Provided to Individuals With Medicare and Veterans Health Administration Benefits

  • Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital—an IHS-Operated Health Facility—Did Not Timely Conduct Required Background Checks of Staff and Supervise Certain Staff

  • CMS Did Not Accurately Report on Care Compare One or More Deficiencies Related to Health, Fire Safety, and Emergency Preparedness for an Estimated Two-Thirds of Nursing Homes

  • Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That HumanaChoice (Contract H6609) Submitted to CMS

  • Rhode Island Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2022 Inspection

  • Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That Cigna-HealthSpring Life & Health Insurance Company, Inc. (Contract H4513) Submitted to CMS

  • Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That MCS Advantage, Inc. (Contract H5577) Submitted to CMS

  • Maryland's Child Support Administration Generally Claimed Administrative Costs That Were Allowable and Allocable

  • Medicare Improperly Paid Physicians an Estimated $30 Million for Spinal Facet-Joint Interventions

  • Missouri's Oversight of Certified Individualized Supported Living Provider Health and Safety Could Be Improved in Some Areas

  • The District of Columbia Has Taken Significant Steps To Ensure Accountability Over Amounts Managed Care Organizations Paid to Pharmacy Benefit Managers

  • Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That Geisinger Health Plan (Contract H3954) Submitted to CMS

  • Georgia Did Not Comply With Federal Waiver and State Requirements at All 20 Adult Day Health Care Facilities Reviewed

  • Georgia Did Not Always Invoice Rebates to Manufacturers for Pharmacy and Physician-Administered Drugs

  • Medicare Improperly Paid Physicians for Epidural Steroid Injection Sessions

  • Michigan MMIS and E&E Systems Security Controls Were Generally Effective, but Some Improvements Are Needed