The Office of Inspector General has released a summary of the most significant management and performance challenges facing the federal Department of Health and Human Services. These challenges reflect continuing vulnerabilities that OIG has identified over recent years as well as new and emerging issues that HHS will face in 2014.
The report lists the following 10 challenges:
- Overseeing the Health Insurance Marketplace
- Transitioning to value-based payments for healthcare
- Ensuring appropriate use of prescription drugs in Medicare and Medicaid
- Protecting the integrity of an expanding Medicaid program
- Fighting fraud and waste in Medicare Parts A and B
- Preventing improper payments and fraud in Medicare Advantage
- Ensuring quality of care in nursing facilities and home- and community-based settings
- Effectively using data and technology to protect program integrity
- Protecting HHS grants and contract funds from fraud, waste and abuse
- Ensuring the safety of food, drugs and medical devices.
The assessment itself is included as an appendix to the publicly available HHS annual Agency Financial Report.
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