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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Railroad Retirement Board OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Railroad Retirement Board OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Railroad Retirement Board
Report Number
23-04
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
5
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

The Office of Programs should update the Railroad Retirement Board and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Memorandum of Understanding dated August 31, 2022 to ensure the Railroad Medicare payment integrity information complies with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 and the enterprise risk management framework.

2 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

The Office of Programs should request that the Department of Health and Human Services provide a footnote in the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 reporting section of either the Department of Health and Human Services' or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Agency Financial Report to provide the Railroad Medicare program improper payment rate and estimated improper payments in their future years reporting. If the Department of Health and Human Services does not agree, the Railroad Retirement Board should include the improper payment rate and amount from the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing report for the Railroad Medicare program in future Railroad Retirement Board Performance and Accountability Reports to ensure transparency and compliance with the enterprise risk management framework.

3 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

The Office of Programs should update the Railroad Retirement Board and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Memorandum of Understanding dated August 31, 2022 to ensure the sampling and estimation methodology of the Railroad Medicare program complies with the requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-123, Appendix C and the Payment Integrity Act of 2019.

4 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

The Office of Programs should coordinate with the Railroad Retirement Board's audit follow-up official to develop a plan to address Railroad Medicare payment integrity outstanding audit recommendations to ensure resolution and prompt corrective action in accordance with the requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control, the Government Accountability Office's Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-50, Audit Follow Up.

5 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

The Office of Programs should update the Railroad Retirement Board and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Memorandum of Understanding dated August 31, 2022 to ensure past and future Railroad Retirement Board Office of Inspector General audit recommendations regarding Railroad Medicare payment integrity will be appropriately handled in accordance with the requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-123, Managment's Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control, the Government Accountability Office Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-50 Audit Follow Up.

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

United States