Drug Treatment:
Targeting Aid to States Using Urban Population as Indicator of Drug Use
HRD-91-17: Published: Nov 27, 1990. Publicly Released: Nov 27, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the funding formula for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services (ADMS) block grant to states, focusing on whether: (1) the urban population was an effective indicator of the prevalence of drug abuse; and (2) the 1984 hold-harmless provision helped or hindered the targeting of aid to states with the greatest needs.
GAO found that studies indicated that: (1) drug abuse was somewhat more prevalent in urban areas than in rural areas; (2) cocaine use was 2 to 3 times higher in urban than in rural areas; (3) the allocation formula's use of the entire urban population to represent urban-rural differences in drug abuse rates among 18- to 24-year-olds significantly overstated those differences; (4) the allocation formula's 40-percent weight for urban populations would be appropriate for an urban incidence rate 15 times higher than the rate in nonurban areas; (5) the 40-percent weight placed on urban population affected the formula's indicators of the at-risk population, and would influence the amount of funding each state would receive, once the hold-harmless provision was phased out; and (6) the 1984 hold-harmless provision prevented a more equitable distribution of ADMS funds among states based on available indicators of state needs.
Mar 1, 2021
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Medicare Part B:
Payments and Use for Selected New, High-Cost DrugsGAO-21-252: Published: Mar 1, 2021. Publicly Released: Mar 1, 2021.
Feb 24, 2021
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Covid-19:
Key Insights from GAO's Oversight of the Federal Public Health ResponseGAO-21-396T: Published: Feb 24, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 2021.
Feb 17, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
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Operation Warp Speed:
Accelerated COVID-19 Vaccine Development Status and Efforts to Address Manufacturing ChallengesGAO-21-319: Published: Feb 11, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 2021.
Feb 5, 2021
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DOD Health Care:
DOD Should Monitor Implementation of Its Clinical Practice GuidelinesGAO-21-237: Published: Feb 5, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 5, 2021. -
Medicaid:
CMS Needs to Implement Risk-Based Oversight of Puerto Rico's Procurement ProcessGAO-21-229: Published: Feb 5, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 5, 2021. -
VA Health Care:
Community Living Centers Were Commonly Cited for Infection Control Deficiencies Prior to the COVID-19 PandemicGAO-21-195R: Published: Jan 6, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 5, 2021.
Jan 28, 2021
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COVID-19:
Critical Vaccine Distribution, Supply Chain, Program Integrity, and Other Challenges Require Focused Federal AttentionGAO-21-265: Published: Jan 28, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 28, 2021.
Jan 21, 2021
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Rural Hospital Closures:
Affected Residents Had Reduced Access to Health Care ServicesGAO-21-93: Published: Dec 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 2021. -
Health Care Funding:
Federal Obligations to and Funds Received by Certain Organizations Involved in Health-Related Services, 2016 through 2018GAO-21-188R: Published: Dec 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 2021.
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