Reports

• HHSs Oversight of Automatic Provider Relief Fund Payments Was Generally Effective but Improvements Could Be Made

  

• South Dakota MMIS and E&E System Security Controls Were Partially Effective and Improvements Are Needed

  

• States Face Ongoing Challenges in Meeting Third-Party Liability Requirements for Ensuring That Medicaid Functions as the Payer of Last Resort

  

• CDCs Internal Control Weaknesses Led to Its Initial COVID-19 Test Kit Failure, but CDC Ultimately Created a Working Test Kit

  

• Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Diagnosis Codes That CarePlus Health Plans, Inc. (Contract H1019) Submitted to CMS

  

• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Charged Some Unallowable Costs to Its CDC COVID-19 Award

  

• Medicare Could Save Millions if It Implements an Expanded Hospital Transfer Payment Policy for Discharges to Postacute Care

  

• The Strategic National Stockpile Was Not Positioned To Respond Effectively to the COVID-19 Pandemic

  

• Illinois State Universitys Management of NIH Awards Complied With Federal and Financial Conflict of Interest Requirements

  

• District of Columbia Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2022 Onsite Review

  

• Many Medicaid Enrollees with Opioid Use Disorder Were Treated with Medication; However, Disparities Present Concerns

  

• Biosimilars Have Lowered Costs for Medicare Part B and Enrollees, but Opportunities for Substantial Spending Reductions Still Exist

  

• New Jersey Could Better Ensure That Nursing Homes Comply With Federal Requirements for Life Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Infection Control

  

• Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That Aetna, Inc. (Contract H5521) Submitted to CMS

  

• Texas Made Capitation Payments for Enrollees Who Were Concurrently Enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care Program in Another State

  

• CDC Provided Oversight and Assistance; However, ELC Recipients Still Faced Challenges in Implementing COVID-19 Screening Testing Programs

  

• Four States Reviewed Received Increased Medicaid COVID-19 Funding Even Though They Terminated Some Enrollees Coverage for Unallowable or Potentially Unallowable Reasons

  

• Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Diagnosis Codes That Health Net of California, Inc. (Contract H0562) Submitted to CMS

  

• Alabama Did Not Always Invoice Rebates to Manufacturers for Pharmacy and Physician-Administered Drugs

  

• Supplemental Data on Tobacco Retailer Inspections