HHS' Action To Implement GAO's Recommendations Concerning the National Recipient System Has Been Curtailed--A New System Is Being Proposed
HRD-81-89
Published: Apr 27, 1981. Publicly Released: May 27, 1981.
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In a prior report, GAO made recommendations to the former Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare concerning a proposal to implement a National Recipient System (NRS). NRS was to be a computerized system developed and maintained at the Federal level designed to help States and territories reduce fraud, abuse, and error in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. A review was conducted to determine what actions have been taken on these recommendations.
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Cost effectiveness analysisstate relationsFraudInformation systemsProgram abusesProgram evaluationProposed legislationSystems evaluationWelfare recipientsPublic assistance programs