Reports

• California Did Not Comply With Requirements for Documenting Psychotropic and Opioid Medications Prescribed for Children in Foster Care

  

• Medicare Generally Paid Acute-Care Hospitals for Inpatient Stays for Medicare Enrollees Diagnosed With COVID-19 in Accordance With Federal Requirements

  

• The Provider Relief Fund Helped Select Nursing Homes Maintain Services During the COVID 19 Pandemic, but Some Found Guidance Difficult to Use

  

• NIH Did Not Consistently Meet Federal Single Audit Requirements for Extramural Grants

  

• The National Institutes of Health Did Not Receive 81 of 109 Required Audit Reports for Foreign Grant Recipients

  

• HHS Did Not Ensure Foundational Cybersecurity Controls Were in Place Prior to Implementation of HHS Protect and Use of a Contractors Cloud Service

  

• Washington State Did Not Ensure That Selected Nursing Homes Complied With Federal Requirements for Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Infection Control

  

• The National Institutes of Health Administered Superfund Appropriations During Fiscal Year 2022 in Accordance With Federal Requirements

  

• Louisiana Should Improve Its Oversight of Nursing Homes Compliance With Requirements That Prohibit Employment of Individuals With Disqualifying Background Checks

  

• Pennsylvania Implemented Our Prior Audit Recommendations for Critical Incidents Involving Medicaid Enrollees With Developmental Disabilities but Should Continue To Take Action To Reduce Unreported Incidents

  

• Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That SelectCare of Texas, Inc. (Contract H4506), Submitted to CMS

  

• Multiple States Made Medicaid Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations After Enrollees Deaths

  

• Early Alert: Part B Payment Amount for Tezspire Included a Noncovered Self-Administered Version in 2023

  

• The Risk of Misuse and Diversion of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Medicare Part D Continues to Appear Low: 2022

  

• Review of Medicare Administrative Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2022

  

• Some of Californias Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Expenditures for Los Angeles County Did Not Comply With Federal and State Requirements

  

• Kentucky Experienced Challenges in Meeting Federal and State Foster Care Program Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  

• 2023 Top Management & Performance Challenges Facing HHS

  

• Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Second Quarter of 2023

  

• The Food and Drug Administration Needs To Improve the Premarket Tobacco Application Review Process for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems To Protect Public Health