Recommendations Tracker
HHS-OIG provides independent and objective oversight that promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in HHS programs and operations. To drive this positive change, we produce reports and identify recommendations for improvement. We have developed this public-facing page for tracking all of our open recommendations.
Use the “Top Unimplemented” View below to read OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations—a subset that we think, if implemented, would have the most impact (learn more). Notable differences from our previous Top Unimplemented Recommendations report include:
- The list is comprised of individual recommendations from OIG reports, not rolled up by topic.
- No arbitrary cap is imposed on the number of recommendations included.
- Status updates as recommendations are implemented.
Summary of All Recommendations
Updated Monthly · Last updated on November 15, 2024
1,306
Unimplemented
recommendations
2,698
Implemented and Closed
recommendations since FY 2017
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OIG's Top Unimplemented Recommendations
As of October 2024, OIG identified 33 distinct top unimplemented recommendations:
- 20 of the 33 recommendations are directed to CMS
- The remaining recommendations are directed to ACF, ASPR, FDA, NIH, and OS
- 7 recommendations are related to Medicare and Medicaid managed care
- 5 recommendations are related to nursing homes
- 2 recommendations are related to grants and contracts
- 3 recommendations are related to cybersecurity at HHS
- 4 recommendations may require legislative action
- 5 recommendations identified $2,313,463,063 in potential savings
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$160.8M
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$337.5M
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$993.1M
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