GAO Report

Facilities in counties with low community spread had outbreaks that were seven days shorter than those in counties with high transmission rates, among other key factors.

First came the federal requirement that every nursing home must have an infection control preventionist on staff. Now, a government watchdog says that minimum training requirements should be established...

Skilled nursing facilities that continually have high hospital readmission rates and emergency room visits among residents could see a reduction in their Medicare payments if Congress moves forward with...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted U.S. nursing homes and the 1.4 million elderly and disabled residents living in these homes, according to a report released Wednesday by the Government...

U.S. nursing homes on average have each experienced about three COVID-19 outbreaks during the ongoing public health crisis, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

State veterans nursing homes are again being pressured to collect COVID-19 case and death data to help its future response to the coronavirus.

A disconnect between federal and state or local policies has a direct effect on POC antigen test use in these settings, according to a comprehensive report released Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability...

The Government Accountability Office has released its 2017 “High Risk List,” which identifies federal agencies and programs vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement.

Medicaid provider payments are seriously hindered by limited data and “unclear policy,” according to a new report to Congress that calls for greater oversight at numerous government-owned facilities...

Government investigators claim — and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concurs — that more consistency is needed with Medicare post-payment claims reviews.