Federal Reports

Our objective was to determine if the U.S. Postal Service properly managed, funded, and executed its Innovation Pool Fund (Pool) in agreement with contractual terms.

We reviewed $141.6 million in increased payments made to 120 selected providers to determine whether the State agency made increased Medicaid payments appropriately. We determined that the 120 selected providers were eligible as primary care providers under Federal requirements. Therefore, the State agency appropriately made the $141.6 million in increased payments for services rendered by the selected providers and received the $136.3 million in Federal funds. Accordingly, this report contains no recommendations.

Minnesota did not comply with Federal waiver and State requirements in overseeing centers that serve vulnerable adults who receive services through the program. To protect the health and safety of vulnerable adults, Minnesota, as the licensing agency for centers, must ensure that centers follow licensing requirements in State statutes established in its application for waiver services. These licensing requirements include health and safety and administrative requirements.

Nebraska did not always verify nursing homes’ correction of deficiencies identified during surveys in calendar year (CY) 2016 in accordance with Federal requirements. We estimated that Nebraska did not obtain or maintain the nursing homes’ evidence verifying correction of deficiencies for 866 (92 percent) of the 938 deficiencies identified during surveys in CY 2016.

Semiannual Report to Congress

This semiannual report summarizes the activities of the OIG for the period of 10/1/17 - 3/31/18.