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Tag Archives: oversight
Data Challenges Contribute to Billions in Medicaid Improper Payments (podcast)
Federal Medicaid administrators rely on state-reported data to help with oversight activities, such as determining whether the program is paying eligible providers for covered services. Given that Medicaid made an estimated $36 billion in payment errors in 2016, many question … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Podcast
Tagged Carolyn Yocom, fraud waste abuse, health care, improper payments, Medicaid, oversight, program errors, program integrity
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All About Medicaid
We’ve talked a lot about Medicare on this blog but Medicaid, a federal-state health care program, is also on our radar. In fact, it’s one of our High Risk issues. Today’s WatchBlog looks at the size and complexity of Medicaid, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, High Risk List
Tagged beneficiaries, Children's Health Insurance Program, CHIP, cost, enrollment, expense, HC, Medicaid, oversight, size, states, transparency
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Federal Efforts to Help People with Mental Illness
Some 10 million Americans suffer from serious mental illness. We focused on services for them in a previous WatchBlog post, but they are part of a bigger picture: about 43 million adults—roughly 1 in 5—live with some form of mental health … Continue reading
Rulemaking in the Federal Government
Federal regulation is a basic tool of government. Agencies issue thousands of regulations, or rules, each year to achieve public policy goals, such as ensuring that: workplaces, air travel, foods, and drugs are safe; the nation’s air, water, and land … Continue reading
What Exactly Are “Improper Payments”?
Improper payments are always an area of concern for the federal government. These include overpayments, underpayments, payments made to ineligible recipients, or even payments that weren’t properly documented. While fraudulent payments are considered improper, not all improper payments are the … Continue reading
Posted in Auditing and Financial Management, Budget and Spending
Tagged abuse, agencies, auditing, CMS, consolidated financial statement, cost savings, data mining, Department of Defense, federal government, financial statements, FMA, Foster Care, fraud, improper payments, management, Medicaid, medicare, mismanagement, oversight, predictive analytics technologies, prepayment edits
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Chemical Safety One Year After Explosion in West, TX
Last year, a fire set off a tragic explosion at a fertilizer storage and distribution facility in West, Texas. The explosion killed and injured many people and severely damaged nearby houses and other buildings, including schools. While the investigation that … Continue reading
GAO’s Marcia Crosse Nominated for Service to America Award
Congratulations are in order for GAO’s Marcia Crosse, who was announced this week as a finalist for the 2014 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Crosse, a director in GAO’s Health Care team, is one of 5 finalists for … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO, Health Care
Tagged about GAO, awards, drug shortage, drugs, HC, health care, Marcia Crosse, medical products, oversight, prescription drug, PSRW, public health, public service
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An Introduction to GAO’s Key Issues
Each year, we issue hundreds of reports on topics spanning the full breadth and scope of the federal government’s responsibilities. In fiscal year 2013, we issued 709 reports, made 1,430 new recommendations, and testified at 114 congressional hearings. We developed … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO
Tagged audits, BRAC, cybersecurity, financial reform, financial stability, food safety, government accountability office, issues, Key Issues, managing for results in government, medical products, military bases, multimedia, oversight, reports, SI, subject, summar, topics, usgao, website
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Are Financial Planners Always Working in Your Best Interest?
People frequently use financial planners for help with such things as selecting investments and insurance products, and managing tax and estate planning. Entrusting someone with your money can be risky. What steps can you take to mitigate that risk? We … Continue reading
Posted in Business Regulation and Consumer Protection, Financial Markets and Institutions, Graphic, Retirement Security
Tagged CFPB, consumer protection, Dodd-Frank, financial planners, financial planning, FMCI, GAO, government accountability office, oversight, regulation, retirement savings, retirement security, risk, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, usgao
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