Federal Reports

The World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was established in January 2011 by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (Zadroga Act). The WTCHP is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC incurred WTCHP administrative costs by contracting with various entities that provide WTCHP services, including program management, member enrollment, claims processing, data center administration, privacy and security policy services, and outreach.

State survey agencies (State agencies) must verify that nursing homes corrected identified deficiencies, such as the failure to provide necessary care and services, before certifying whether the nursing homes are in substantial compliance with Federal participation requirements for Medicare and Medicaid.

The OIG investigated allegations that a Tribe wrongfully took funds from a tribally-operated boarding school funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). We also investigated whether findings and questioned costs identified in an audit of the school rose to the level of criminal misconduct.We found no evidence to indicate the Tribe wrongfully took school funds. In addition, though the BIE has issued two bills of collection to recuperate some of the questioned costs identified in the audit, we did not identify criminal misconduct associated with those findings.