Open Recommendations

CMS should engage Medicare Administrative Contractors regarding opportunities and barriers to improving security measures for EFTs that were reported in response to OIG's survey.

CMS should share information with State Medicaid agencies to help address challenges implementing security measures to protect against EFT fraud.

CMS should support periodic information sharing among Medicare and Medicaid payors and expert groups to mitigate evolving threats of EFT fraud schemes.

1. We recommend that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Director of NIST recover $1,578,816.73 from the California Center as stated in NIST’s notice of material noncompliance and demand for repayment.

2. We recommend that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Director of NIST determine and recover any additional amounts owed by the California Center as a result of underreporting program income by its subrecipients.

3. We recommend that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Director of NIST recover $378,052.65 from the Maryland Center as stated in NIST’s notice of material noncompliance and demand for repayment.

4. We recommend that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Director of NIST determine and recover any additional amounts owed by the Maryland Center as a result of incorrectly providing cash reimbursements to clients on other NIST awards.

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