Read the post The DATA Act: Checking in on Spending Transparency November 13, 2019 Federal agencies spend over $4 trillion a year. But how that money is spent isn’t always easy to...
Read the post The Nation’s Fiscal Health: A Warning about the Government’s Finances April 10, 2019 Without a change in law or policy, the gap between the amount of money the federal government...
Read the post GAO’s Information Technology & Cybersecurity Team March 12, 2019 GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in one of our 15...
Read the post Asking the Right Questions: How Many Medicare Participants Are At Risk of Harm from Prescription Opioids? February 08, 2018 Over 14 million Medicare participants received opioid prescriptions in 2016—which cost the...
Read the post Doctor’s Orders: More Training in Primary Care September 21, 2017 It’s almost that time of year when tens of thousands of medical students gear up to apply for...
Read the post Health Care Fraud Schemes (podcast) February 24, 2016 How do you find—and stop—fraudsters among Medicare and Medicaid’s 100 million beneficiaries...
Read the post Making the Difficult Decisions about End-of-Life Care December 08, 2015 Planning for your future isn’t just about saving for retirement. Thinking ahead about end-of-life...
Read the post Checking Up on the Quality of Nursing Homes (podcast) December 02, 2015 Across the country, the nearly 16,000 nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid are...
Read the post National Immunization Awareness Month August 25, 2015 Let’s face it: no one likes getting shots. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Read the post Checking Up on Medicare and Medicaid at 50 July 30, 2015 Today Medicare and Medicaid turn 50. These landmark programs are the largest sources of health care...
