Federal Reports

Cahaba Government Benefits Administrators, LLC, overstated the Medicare segment pension assets as of January 1, 2014, by $622,074.

The Office of the Inspector General conducted a review of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Site Security to identify operational and cultural strengths and risks that could impact BFN Site Security’s organizational effectiveness. Our report identified strengths within BFN Site Security related to (1) organizational alignment, (2) teamwork within departments, and (3) direct management support of employees. However, we also identified risks related to (1) ineffective leadership above first-line leaders due to inadequate communication, lack of individual accountability, insufficient management support, and noninclusive behaviors; (2) lack of collaboration between departments within BFN Site Security; (3) ineffective work management processes; and (4) perceptions of unethical behaviors.

Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC, understated the Medicare segment pension assets as of January 1, 2014, by $290,831.

What We Looked At: Our audit objective was to assess the company’s efforts to enhance the physical security of 30th Street Station and Penn Coach Yard. What We Found: We identified several longstanding security weaknesses in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station and Penn Coach Yard that have remained unaddressed. These include the inability to secure the station’s exterior and interior station doors, poor controls over badging, inadequate fencing and gates, a lack of parking enforcement in the yard, and nonoperational video surveillance cameras. Our Recommendations: We recommended the company develop a comprehensive plan documenting how security weaknesses will be mitigated -- including establishing roles, accountability mechanisms, and performance measures throughout implementation -- and use business cases to help establish relative funding priorities for security improvements.

New York provides Personal Emergency Response Services (PERS) to eligible Medicaid beneficiaries through contracts negotiated between local social services districts (local districts) and PERS providers. Beneficiaries authorized to receive PERS receive electronic communication equipment in their home that can summon help if an emergency occurs. When activated by the beneficiary, the equipment signals a monitoring agency that can arrange for the appropriate assistance. Payment for PERS includes a monthly service charge for monitoring agency services.