Women's Health Information:
HHS Lacks an Overall Strategy
T-HRD-92-51: Published: Aug 5, 1992. Publicly Released: Aug 5, 1992.
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GAO discussed its ongoing work on the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) responsibility for health information dissemination, focusing on the HHS strategy for ensuring that women receive critical health information. GAO noted that: (1) health risk knowledge is basic to the prevention and control of diseases affecting older women; (2) the law requires HHS to provide health information; (3) a 1985 task force reported that HHS efforts on education and dissemination of information on women's health issues were sporadic and fragmentary, and that an urgent need existed for a comprehensive approach to educating and informing women about all aspects of their health; (4) HHS does not have such an overall comprehensive strategy; (5) HHS predominantly bases its decisions to produce and distribute health information on the availability of scientifically sound research results, the extent of consumer inquiry on the subject, staff judgment, existing information and stated goals; (6) each HHS agency develops and conducts its own distribution plans independent of other agencies; (7) regional offices are the primary distributors of information to the public; (8) it was often unsuccessful in obtaining information from the regional offices and state/local health departments; and (9) HHS rarely evaluates how useful its information is to women.
Jan 14, 2021
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Medicaid:
Data Completeness and Accuracy Have Improved, Though Not All Standards Have Been MetGAO-21-196: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
Jan 4, 2021
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Medicare Severe Wound Care:
Spending Declines May Reflect Site of Care Changes; Limited Information Is Available on QualityGAO-21-92: Published: Jan 4, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 4, 2021.
Dec 22, 2020
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Defense Health Care:
Efforts to Ensure Beneficiaries Access Specialty Care and Receive Timely and Effective CareGAO-21-143: Published: Dec 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 2020.
Dec 16, 2020
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Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports:
Access and Quality Problems in Managed Care Demand Improved OversightGAO-21-49: Published: Nov 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 2020.
Dec 14, 2020
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Drug Pricing Program:
HHS Uses Multiple Mechanisms to Help Ensure Compliance with 340B RequirementsGAO-21-107: Published: Dec 14, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 14, 2020. -
Substance Use Disorder:
Reliable Data Needed for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant ProgramGAO-21-58: Published: Dec 14, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 14, 2020.
Dec 10, 2020
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Indian Health Service:
Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Provider Misconduct and Substandard PerformanceGAO-21-97: Published: Dec 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020. -
Clinical Labs:
Studies Suggest Biopsy Specimen Misidentification and Contamination Errors Are InfrequentGAO-21-59: Published: Nov 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 10, 2020.
Dec 7, 2020
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Medicaid:
CMS Needs More Information on States' Financing and Payment Arrangements to Improve OversightGAO-21-98: Published: Dec 7, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 7, 2020.
Dec 1, 2020
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Military Health Care:
Defense Health Agency Processes for Responding to Provider Quality and Safety ConcernsGAO-21-160R: Published: Dec 1, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 1, 2020.
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