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Behavioral Health: HHS and DOJ Offer Grants to Help Human Trafficking Survivors
GAO-26-107901
Jun 11, 2026
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure that the Office for Victims of Crime sets measurable near-term goals with targets and time frames for the Services for Victims of Human Trafficking program. (Recommendation 1)
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Medicare Hospice: Action Needed to Pay More Efficiently for Routine Home Care
GAO-26-107585
Jun 09, 2026
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Congress Congress should consider directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to revise the hospice payment system for routine home care services to better promote payment efficiency and realize savings for the Medicare program. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Electronic Health Records: Better Goals and Measures Would Improve Interagency Cybersecurity Collaboration
GAO-26-107673
Jun 02, 2026
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Deputy Secretary of Defense directs the FEHRM to define common goals, outcomes, and associated performance measures, and monitor, assess, and communicate progress on collaboration efforts toward ensuring the cybersecurity and privacy of the federal enclave. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure that the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs directs the FEHRM to define common goals, outcomes, and associated performance measures, and monitor, assess, and communicate progress on collaboration efforts toward ensuring the cybersecurity and privacy of the federal enclave. (Recommendation 2)
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Military Health Care: Families Face Challenges Accessing Care for Special Needs, Defense Has Not Reviewed Coverage
GAO-26-108086
Jun 01, 2026
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Defense Health Agency The Director of the Defense Health Agency should assess and document its assessment of TRICARE's coverage limit for the ECHO program; and take steps to adjust the coverage limit as appropriate. (Recommendation 1)
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Defense Health Agency The Director of the Defense Health Agency should establish goals and a timeline to implement the planned review of TRICARE ECHO benefits with those offered by state Medicaid HCBS waiver programs, and to share findings from this review with Congress. (Recommendation 2)
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