Department of Health & Human Services OIG

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) established the trust fund known as Superfund. The CERCLA requires the Inspector General of a Federal organization with Superfund responsibilities to audit all uses of the fund in the prior fiscal year (FY).

This review provides the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other decision-makers (e.g., State and local officials and other Federal agencies) with a national snapshot of hospitals' challenges and needs in responding to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This is not a review of...

The Medicaid "health home" option allows States to create programs that provide care coordination and care management for Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic health conditions. Health homes are not physical spaces. Rather, they are a healthcare model based on the idea that several providers can work...

For a covered outpatient drug to be eligible for Federal Medicaid reimbursement, the manufacturer must enter into a rebate agreement administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and pay quarterly rebates to the States. Previous OIG audits found that States did not always bill...

Under the home health prospective payment system (PPS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pays home health agencies (HHAs) a standardized payment for each 60-day episode of care that a beneficiary receives. The PPS payment covers intermittent skilled nursing and home health aide visits...

Medicaid telemedicine services are health services delivered via telecommunication systems. A Medicaid patient at a referring site uses audio and video equipment to communicate with a health professional at a consulting site. Medicaid views telemedicine services as a cost-effective alternative to...

Subsidized childcare services are available to assist low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and families transitioning from public assistance to obtain child care so that family members can work or attend training or education. The services are funded partly by the...

The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 requires Inspectors General to report on the implementation of recommendations made to their agencies to address audit findings for travel and purchase cards. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance requires Inspectors General to submit...

Oversight and management of grant programs is crucial to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) mission and to the health and well-being of the public. Audits of Head Start and other HHS grantees have found deficiencies in the way grantees claim and account for grant funds.The...

Previous OIG audits found that States had improperly paid Medicaid managed care organizations capitation payments on behalf of deceased beneficiaries. We conducted a similar audit of those payments in Michigan.