Government Accountability Office

Report: Correcting Medicare Advantage overpayments could save billions

January 27, 2012

Correcting overpayments in the Medicare Advantage program could save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Report: Correcting Medicare Advantage overpayments could save billions

January 27, 2012

Correcting overpayments in the Medicare Advantage program could save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

GAO: Congress should increase federal Medicaid matching rates

November 15, 2011

Congress should consider temporarily increasing Medicaid's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) formula to help beleaguered state budgets, a new report suggests.

GAO: Medicare spent $48 billion on improper fee-for-service payments

July 29, 2011

The federal government spent nearly $48 billion on improper Medicare payments in 2010 according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. The report was released just prior to a House Oversight Committee hearing on government efficiency.

Report details new CMS quality improvement indicator tool

May 10, 2011

Quality Indicator Survey inspectors are beginning to use new software that works with personal tablet computers during their nursing home visits, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

GAO: States' underreporting of nursing home deficiencies improving slightly

May 27, 2010

A new governmental report released Wednesday shows that federal nursing home surveyors continue to identify more deficiencies in care than state surveyors, but the discrepancy is shrinking.

CMS could improve oversight of Special Focus Facilities, GAO report finds

April 21, 2010

A new report from the Government Accountability Office highlights ways in which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could do a better job of overseeing underperforming nursing homes, also known as Special Focus Facilities (SFF).

RAC program fails to adequately reduce improper payments: GAO

April 05, 2010

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has fallen short in its efforts to prevent improper Medicare payments through the use of recovery audit contractors (RACs),a new Government Accountability Office report asserts.

GAO: Medicaid money, other stimulus funding not being used properly

July 09, 2009

So far, states have received roughly $29 billion in stimulus funds, more than 90% of which is supposed to go to Medicaid and a fund for education, public safety and other services. But according to a new report, much of that money isn't going to the intended recipients.