Department of Health & Human Services

Adequate access to treatment is vital in addressing the escalating rates of addiction and mortality related to opioid misuse and abuse. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) couples medication (such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone) with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat opioid...

Prior OIG audits of New Jersey's Medicaid mental health services identified a significant number of improper claims. On the basis of these audits, we initiated an audit of similar mental health services provided under New Jersey's Programs of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT).

In 2011, CMS implemented a Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) for mail-order diabetes test strips (DTS) in limited areas, and in July 2013, CMS expanded the program nationally to include a national mail-order program (the National Mail-Order Program). The Medicare Improvements for Patients and...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is subject to Federal audits of its internal activities as well as Federal and non-Federal audits of activities performed by its grantees and contractors. As a followup to these audits, NIH is responsible...

The Coverage Gap Discount Program (CGDP) made manufacturer discounts equal to 50 percent of the negotiated price of applicable, covered Part D drugs available to Medicare Part D beneficiaries during calendar years (CYs) 2011 through 2018. During CYs 2013 and 2014, Coverage Gap discounts totaled more...

The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG Act) of 2014 added new requirements for States that received funding from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to conduct comprehensive criminal background checks on staff members and prospective staff members of childcare providers every 5...

We have performed audits in several States in response to a congressional request concerning deaths and abuse of people with developmental disabilities living in group homes. Federal waivers permit States to furnish an array of home and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries with...

The Refugee Act of 1980 created the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) to provide for the effective resettlement of refugees and to assist them in achieving economic self-sufficiency after arriving in the United States. The Act provides Federal grants to States for cash and medical assistance...

Medicare pays a specimen collection fee when it is medically necessary for a clinical laboratory technician to draw a specimen to perform a clinical diagnostic laboratory test. When a technician travels to a nursing facility or homebound patient and a specimen collection fee is payable, the Social...

From the beginning of the Medicare program, beneficiaries' Medicare cards displayed Social Security numbers (SSNs), which increased beneficiaries' vulnerability to identity theft. To meet the requirements of a 2015 Federal law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) generated new...