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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 June 24, 2024
1,301
Unimplemented
recommendations
$281.3B
Potential savingsfrom unimplemented recommendations
2,518
Implemented and Closed
recommendations since FY 2017
OIG Recommendations Grouped by Report
Views
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Alabama Claimed Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Millions of Dollars in Targeted Case Management Services That Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements
24-A-07-060.01We recommend that the Alabama Medicaid Agency refund to the Federal government $5,039,433 (Federal Share) in overpayments.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $5,039,433
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/30/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-07-060.02We recommend that the Alabama Medicaid Agency improve TCM program oversight by giving additional guidance to TCM providers regarding: billing of services, to verify that they are allowable and nonduplicative; case manager hiring practices, to verify adherence with the State plan's qualification requirements; target group eligibility screening processes, so that only eligible individuals receive TCM services; and the maintenance of supporting documentation for billed services.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/30/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
ACF Has Enhanced Some Cybersecurity Controls Over the Unaccompanied Children Portal and Data But Improvements Are Needed
24-A-18-058.01We recommend that the Administration for Children and Families consistently perform user account reviews in accordance with its access control policy.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/28/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-058.02We recommend that the Administration for Children and Families fully implement the 30 required minimum controls identified in the UC Portal system security plan as being in various stages of implementation.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/28/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Concerns Remain About Safeguards To Protect Residents During Facility-Initiated Discharges From Nursing Homes
24-E-01-012.01CMS should provide a standard notice template to help nursing homes provide complete and accurate information to residents facing discharge and Ombudsmen.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Non-Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 05/10/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 05/21/2025
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-01-012.02CMS should require nursing homes to systematically document facility-initiated discharges in information available to CMS and States to enhance oversight.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Non-Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 05/10/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 05/21/2025
- Legislative Related
- No
-
A Lack of Behavioral Health Providers in Medicare and Medicaid Impedes Enrollees’ Access to Care
24-E-02-014.01CMS should take steps to encourage more behavioral health providers to serve Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/28/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-02-014.02CMS should explore options to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage to additional behavioral health providers.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/28/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-02-014.03CMS should use network adequacy standards to drive an increase in behavioral health providers in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/28/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-02-014.04CMS should increase monitoring of Medicare and Medicaid enrollees' use of behavioral health services and identify vulnerabilities.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/28/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
New Jersey Significantly Improved Its Oversight of Medicaid Adult Partial Care Services Except for Those Provided Using Telehealth During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
24-A-02-054.01New Jersey Department of Human Services should work with CMS to refund the recommended disallowance of $94,830,718 from a prior audit.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-054.02New Jersey Department of Human Services should refund $18,826,714 associated with deficiencies identified in the current audit.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- $18,826,714
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-054.03New Jersey Department of Human Services should provide training or guidance to providers to address noncompliance issues it identifies during site visits or audits to ensure Medicaid enrollees receive required services with the necessary amount of care.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
IHS Did Not Coordinate Supply Service Center Operations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Should Consider Upgrading Supply Centers’ Inventory Management Systems and Implementing Policies and Procedures To Enhance Coordination and Alignment
24-A-07-055.01We recommend that Indian Health Service develop and implement policies and procedures that enable the NSSC and the GRSSC to coordinate their operations and communicate directly with one another, align their inventory management systems, and use the same vendors when feasible.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- IHS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-07-055.02We recommend that Indian Health Service consider upgrading the GRSSC's inventory system or implement other strategies to better coordinate the delivery of supplies to all customers.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- IHS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Administration for Children and Families Data Hosted in Certain Cloud Information Systems May Be at a High Risk of Compromise
24-A-18-057.01We recommend ACF update and maintain a complete and accurate inventory of information systems hosted in the cloud.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-057.02We reccomend ACF remediate the 19 security control findings in accordance with NIST SP 800-53.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-057.03We recommend ACF update its cloud security procedures to include detailed steps for operational staff to effectively implement cloud security baselines in accordance with HHS requirements.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-057.04We reccomend ACF leverage cloud security assessment tools to identify misconfigurations and weak cybersecurity controls in its cloud infrastructure.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-057.05We recommend ACF conduct testing of its cloud information systems that includes the emulation of an adversary's tactics and techniques on a defined reoccurring basis.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Alabama MMIS and E&E System Security Controls Were Adequate, but Some Improvements Are Needed
24-A-18-056.01We reccomend that the Alabama Medicaid Agency remediate the six control findings OIG identified.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-056.02We recommend Alabama evaluate its current vulnerability scanning tools and update if necessary in order to better detect system flaws (e.g., common web server vulnerabilities) in its MMIS and E&E system and software components.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-056.03We recommend Alabama require its developers to follow secure coding standards and best practices, at a minimum, such as those recommended by NIST SP 800-218 or the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), when developing web applications.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-056.04We recommend Alabama implement procedures to periodically verify that its developers are adhering to secure coding standards and remediating vulnerabilities before releasing code to production.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-056.05We recommend Alabama perform more robust technical testing of web-facing systems that includes the emulation of an adversary's tactics and techniques on a defined reoccurring basis in order to better assess the effectiveness of NIST 800-53 controls.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/27/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
New Jersey Complied With Federal Regulations When Implementing Programs Under SAMHSA’s Opioid Response Grants, But Did Not Meet Its Program Services Goals
24-A-02-053.01We recommend that DMHAS identify factors that could delay grant-funded activities when estimating goals for future STR and SOR grant applications.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- SAMHSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/26/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
The Thailand Ministry of Public Health Managed PEPFAR Funds According to Federal Regulations but Internal Controls Could Be Improved
24-A-04-052.01We recommend that Thailand's Ministry of Public Health develop and implement policies and procedures that address the retention of employee timesheets and FFR and audit reporting requirements for Federal awards.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CDC
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/25/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Delaware Made Capitation Payments to Medicaid Managed Care Organizations After Enrollees’ Deaths
24-A-03-051.01We recommend that the Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance refund $3,484,904 to the Federal Government.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- $3,484,904
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-03-051.02We recommend that the Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance identify and recover unallowable capitation payments, which we estimate to be at least $4,246,759, made to MCOs during our audit period on behalf of deceased enrollees.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- $4,246,759
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-03-051.03We recommend that the Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance identify and recover unallowable capitation payments made on behalf of deceased enrollees in 2022 and 2023 (the years after our audit period), and repay the Federal share of amounts recovered.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-03-051.04We recommend that the Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance develop and implement quality assurance steps, including supervisory review, within its policies and procedures to verify that State agency personnel correctly enter enrollees' information into the MMIS system.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
CMS Did Not Ensure That Selected States Complied With Medicaid Managed Care Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Requirements
24-A-02-050.01We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services improve its oversight of States' compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements, including strengthening its followup procedures, including regular communication with States, to verify that States perform parity analyses across their MH/SUD delivery systems.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-050.02We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services improve its oversight of States' compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements, including requiring States in which MCOs are responsible for the parity analysis to submit information MCOs provided regarding compliance with parity requirements to CMS for its review as part of the contract approval process and, if necessary, seeking additional regulatory authority to do so.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-050.03We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services improve its oversight of States' compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements, including following up with any States that have identified any noncompliance with parity requirements to verify that the States have taken actions to address the noncompliance.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-050.04We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services improve its oversight of States' compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements, including maintaining documentation of its communications with States related to compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements and actions taken to correct any identified deficiencies.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-050.05We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services require States to improve their monitoring of MCOs' ongoing compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements by modifying State policies and procedures for reviewing MCOs' compliance with contract provisions to include written procedures for reviewing compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-050.06We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services require States to improve their monitoring of MCOs' ongoing compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements by requiring MCOs to update parity analyses when benefits change or deficiencies are corrected.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-050.07We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services require States to improve their monitoring of MCOs' ongoing compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements by requiring newly added MCOs to conduct parity analyses.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-050.08We recommend that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services require States to improve their monitoring of MCOs' ongoing compliance with MH/SUD parity requirements by conducting followup in a timely manner with MCOs that have identified noncompliance with parity requirements to verify that the MCOs take corrective actions to address the noncompliance.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/24/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Utah MMIS and E&E System Had Adequate Security Controls In Place, but Improvements Are Needed
24-A-18-048.01We recommend that the Utah Department of Health remediate the remaining three security control findings identified by OIG.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/14/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-18-048.02We recommend that the Utah Department of Health revise flaw remediation procedures such that they fully implement the flaw remediation requirements defined in the CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS), SI-02 Flaw Remediation (High; Moderate; Low) control.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/14/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
South Carolina MMIS and E&E System Security Controls Were Adequate, but Some Improvements Are Needed
24-A-18-049.01We recommend that the SCDHHS remediate the remaining two control findings (SI-10 and SC-8) in accordance with government standards and periodically test the effectiveness of these controls.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 05/14/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 09/14/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Kansas’s Medicaid Estate Recovery Program Was Cost Effective, but Kansas Did Not Always Follow Its Procedures, Which Could Have Resulted in Reduced Recoveries
24-A-07-047.01We recommend that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment improve its estate recovery program by confirming that all deceased Medicaid recipients who are subject to estate recovery are identified and by providing relevant information on those recipients to the contractor in a timely manner so as to give the contractor adequate time to file liens and initiate probate.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/11/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-07-047.02We recommend that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment improve its oversight of the estate recovery contractor's performance by: verifying that the contractor files liens and initiates probate in a timely manner; confirming that the contractor's current process for MMIS claims verification is accurate; and verifying that the contractor performs applicable estate recovery procedures (including the opening of cases, sending of notices, and independent asset research) for deceased Medicaid recipients.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/11/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
Pennsylvania Improperly Claimed $551 Million in Medicaid Funds for Its School-Based Program
24-A-02-046.01We recommend that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services refund $182,565,445 to the Federal Government related to moments that could not be supported as Medicaid-eligible health services or Medicaid administrative activities.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- $182,565,445
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-046.02We recommend that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services refund $368,870,827 to the Federal Government or provide documentation that can reasonably support its allocation of health services costs to Medicaid without using unverifiable IEP ratios.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- $368,870,827
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-046.03We recommend that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services ensure that its contractor collects sufficient information so that the State agency can validate the contractor's coding of RMTS moments.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-046.04We recommend that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services ensure that school districts verify that providers are appropriately licensed before they provide health services to students.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-046.05We recommend that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services develop an accurate, supportable method to identify Medicaid costs that can be verified with source documents.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-02-046.06We recommend that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services revise its RMTSs to include the first month of the school year.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
-
HRSA Made Some Potential Overpayments to Providers Under the Phase 2 General Distribution of the Provider Relief Fund Program
24-A-09-045.01With respect to PRF payments that were already made to providers under the Phase 2 General Distribution, we recommend that the Health Resources and Services Administration conduct a review of the 17 sampled providers we identified that had potential overpayments of $18,371,939 and determine the amount of and seek from these providers repayment of any overpayments.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- HRSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- $18,371,939
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/03/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-09-045.02With respect to PRF payments that were already made to providers under the Phase 2 General Distribution, we recommend that the Health Resources and Services Administration identify other providers with subsidiary organizations that had revenues included in the providers' Federal tax returns. Determine whether the payments made to the subsidiary organizations were correctly accounted for when calculating payments for the providers under the Phase 2 General Distribution. In addition, determine the amount of and seek from these providers repayment of any overpayments. If it is not feasible to review all providers, HRSA could conduct a cost-benefit analysis for conducting manual reviews to identify providers and, if the benefit outweighs the cost, it could select some providers to review.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- HRSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/03/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-09-045.03With respect to PRF payments that were already made to providers under the Phase 2 General Distribution, we recommend that the Health Resources and Services Administration identify other providers for which payments under the Phase 2 General Distribution were approved and withheld, determine whether their subsidiary organizations received additional payments during the period when the payments were withheld, and if so, recalculate the payments made to these providers and determine the amount of and seek from these providers repayment of any overpayments.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- HRSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/03/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-09-045.04Should HRSA need to rapidly disburse similar payments to providers in response to a future national emergency, we recommend that HRSA consider working with CMS to use the information from CMS's Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System and use Federal tax returns (e.g., Schedule R of Form 990 for information on a tax-exempt provider's subsidiary organizations), in part, to develop a more complete dataset to show parent-subsidiary relationships (to the extent they are applicable) to safeguard taxpayer money, which could have saved approximately $159,379,359 during our audit period.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- HRSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- $159,379,359
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/03/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-09-045.05Should HRSA need to rapidly disburse similar payments to providers in response to a future national emergency, we recommend that HRSA consider requiring providers to submit supporting documentation for all revenue information provided on applications for payments (e.g., the percentage of revenue from patient care) (to the extent they are applicable) to safeguard taxpayer money..- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- HRSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/03/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-09-045.06Should HRSA need to rapidly disburse similar payments to providers in response to a future national emergency, we recommend that HRSA consider establishing an application and attestation portal function that requests a provider to check that the revenue amount entered in the revenue field of its application for payment is entered correctly. For example, HRSA could modify its application and attestation portal by adding a step in which, after a provider enters its revenue amount, the portal generates a new screen that displays the entered amount and requests that the provider confirm the amount. (to the extent they are applicable) to safeguard taxpayer money.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- HRSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/03/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-09-045.07Should HRSA need to rapidly disburse similar payments to providers in response to a future national emergency, we recommend that HRSA consider adding a field in the application for payment that allows a provider to indicate that an application includes revised revenue information that may impact the payment that a provider is eligible to receive. (to the extent they are applicable) to safeguard taxpayer money.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- HRSA
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 09/03/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
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Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Can Help Improve Care in Nursing Homes
24-E-02-011.01CMS should implement and expand upon its policies and programs to strengthen the nursing home workforce.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/25/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-02-011.02CMS should reassess nurse aide training and certification requirements .- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/25/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-02-011.03CMS should update the nursing home requirements for infection control to incorporate lessons learned from the pandemic.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/25/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-02-011.04CMS should provide effective guidance and assistance to nursing homes on how to comply with updated infection control requirements.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/25/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-02-011.05CMS should facilitate sharing of strategies and information to help nursing homes overcome challenges and improve care.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/25/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
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Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That MediGold (Contract H3668) Submitted to CMS
24-A-07-044.01We recommend that MediGold refund to the Federal Government the $2,183,514 of estimated net overpayments.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- $2,183,514
- Last Update Received
- 04/09/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 10/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-07-044.02We recommend that MediGold identify, for the high-risk diagnoses included in this report, similar instances of noncompliance that occurred before and after our audit period and refund any resulting overpayments to the Federal Government.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 04/09/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 10/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-A-07-044.03We recommend MediGold continue its examination of its existing compliance procedures to identify areas where improvements can be made to ensure that diagnosis codes that are at high risk for being miscoded comply with Federal requirements (when submitted to CMS for use in CMS's risk adjustment program) and take the necessary steps to enhance those procedures.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- CMS
- Response
- Concur
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- 04/09/2024
- Next Update Expected
- 10/10/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
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Gaps in Sponsor Screening and Followup Raise Safety Concerns for Unaccompanied Children
24-E-07-009.01ACF should implement additional safeguards to ensure that all safety checks are conducted and documented, as required, prior to approving the release of a child to their sponsor.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/07/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-07-009.02ACF should develop a reference guide to help case managers better evaluate sponsors' identity.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/07/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-07-009.03ACF should take additional steps to ensure that mandatory home studies are conducted when required.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/07/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-07-009.04ACF should provide additional guidance for case managers on when to consider recommending discretionary home studies.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/07/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-07-009.05ACF should ensure that sponsors' records in the UC Portal accurately capture sponsorship history and information obtained after children's release regarding sponsors' suitability.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/07/2024
- Legislative Related
- No
24-E-07-009.06ACF should develop an effective monitoring mechanism to identify children who do not receive timely followup calls after their release to sponsors.- Status
- Open Unimplemented
- Responsible Agency
- ACF
- Response
- Not Yet Due
- Potential Savings
- -
- Last Update Received
- -
- Next Update Expected
- 08/07/2024
- Legislative Related
- No