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Subject Term: Rape

2 publications with a total of 4 open recommendations including 1 priority recommendation
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Medicaid: CMS Action Needed to Ensure Compliance with Abortion Coverage Requirements
GAO-19-159, Jan 4, 2019
Director: Carolyn L. Yocom
Phone: (202) 512-7114

3 open recommendations
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Recommendation: CMS should take action to ensure South Dakota's Medicaid state plan provides coverage for abortions in cases of rape and in cases of incest, in addition to life endangerment, to comply with federal law, which currently requires such coverage. (Recommendation 1)

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Status: Open

Comments: In June 2019, HHS officials reported they were reviewing agency processes and would determine the best course of action moving forward. Officials said they would provide an update on actions by 12/20/2019. As of April 6, 2020, this recommendation remains open.
Recommendation: CMS should determine the extent to which state Medicaid programs are in compliance with federal requirements regarding coverage of Mifeprex and take actions to ensure compliance, as appropriate. (Recommendation 2)

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Status: Open

Comments: In June 2019, HHS officials reported they were reviewing agency processes and would determine the best course of action moving forward. Officials said they would provide an update on actions by 12/20/2019. As of April 6, 2020, this recommendation remains open.
Recommendation: CMS should determine the extent to which state Medicaid programs are accurately reporting fee-for-service abortions on line 14 of the CMS-64 and take actions to ensure accuracy, as appropriate. (Recommendation 3)

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Status: Open

Comments: In June 2019, HHS officials reported they were developing written instructions for states to reiterate fee-for-service reporting requirements for abortions provided in their Medicaid programs. Officials said they would provide an update on actions by 12/20/2019. As of April 6, 2020, this recommendation remains open.
Sexual Violence Data: Actions Needed to Improve Clarity and Address Differences Across Federal Data Collection Efforts
GAO-16-546, Jul 19, 2016
Director: Gretta L. Goodwin
Phone: (202) 512-8777

1 open recommendations
including 1 priority recommendation
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Recommendation: To help lessen confusion among the public and policy makers regarding federal data on sexual violence, the Director of OMB should establish a federal interagency forum on sexual violence statistics. The forum should consider the broad range of differences across the data collection efforts to assess which differences enhance or hinder the overall understanding of sexual violence in the United States.

Agency: Executive Office of the President: Office of Management and Budget
Status: Open
Priority recommendation

Comments: At the time of our report, OMB neither agreed nor disagreed with this recommendation but stated that it did not believe convening a forum was the most strategic use of resources because agencies were not far enough along with their data collection efforts. We disagree with OMB's assertion because 7 of the 10 data collection efforts have been in place for more than 10 years, and several have been in place for multiple decades. As of December 2019, OMB has not provided information on any new efforts to establish a federal interagency forum on sexual violence statistics.