Download or read book Oversight of Contract Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by United States Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oversight of contract management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 28, 2010.
Download or read book Oversight of Contract Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Oversight of Contract Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oversight of contract management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services : hearing before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, April 28, 2010.
Download or read book Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by Kay L. Daly and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a result of internal control deficiencies discussed in a 2007 report on certain contracts at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the auditor was asked to identify the extent to which CMS: (1) implemented effective control procedures over contract actions; and (2) established a strong control environment for contract management. The auditor used a statistical random sample of 2008 CMS contract actions to assess CMS internal control procedures. The results were projected to the population of 2008 CMS contract actions. The auditor reviewed contract file documentation and interviewed senior acquisition management officials. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Oversight of Contract Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by United States. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate. Congress and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oversight of Contract Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHO is the directing and coordinatingauthority for global health within theUnited Nations (UN) system. In 2012,member states approved a reformagenda addressing three areas: (1)priority-setting, to refocus its effortsand establish a process to determinepriorities; (2) governance, to improvethe effectiveness of its governingbodies and strengthen engagementwith other stakeholders; and (3)management, including humanresources, results-based planning, andaccountability. The United States is akey participant in WHOs governingbodies and the largest donor,contributing about $219 million, or 22percent, to WHOs assessed budgetfor 2010 and 2011, and more than$475 million, or about 16 percent, toWHOs voluntary budget. As thelargest financial contributor to the UN,the United States has advocated forcomprehensive management reformthroughout the UN system, includingWHO. This report examines (1) thesteps WHO has taken to develop andimplement a reform agenda that alignswith the challenges identified bystakeholders and (2) the input theUnited States has provided to WHOreforms. GAO analyzed WHO and U.S.government documents andinterviewed officials and stakeholdersin Washington, D.C., and Geneva,Switzerland.
Download or read book Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a result of internal control deficiencies discussed in GAO's 2007 report on certain contracts at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), GAO was asked to identify the extent to which CMS (1) implemented effective control procedures over contract actions, and (2) established a strong control environment for contract management. GAO used a statistical random sample of 2008 CMS contract actions (including contract awards and modifications) to assess CMS internal control procedures. The results were projected to the population of 2008 CMS contract actions. GAO also determined the extent to which CMS implemented recommendations GAO made in 2007 to improve internal control over contracting and payments to contractors. GAO reviewed contract file documentation and interviewed senior acquisition management officials. GAO makes 10 recommendations for developing policies to improve oversight and strengthen CMS's control environment. It also reaffirms 7 prior recommendations that CMS has not fully implemented. CMS concurred with
Download or read book Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by Kay L. Daly and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a result of internal control deficiencies discussed in GAO's 2007 report on certain contracts at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), GAO was asked to identify the extent to which CMS (1) implemented effective control procedures over contract actions, and (2) established a strong control environment for contract management. GAO used a statistical random sample of 2008 CMS contract actions (including contract awards and modifications) to assess CMS internal control procedures. The results were projected to the population of 2008 CMS contract actions. GAO also determined the extent to which CMS implemented recommendations GAO made in 2007 to improve internal control over contracting and payments to contractors. GAO reviewed contract file documentation and interviewed senior acquisition management officials. GAO makes 10 recommendations for developing policies to improve oversight and strengthen CMS's control environment. It also reaffirms 7 prior recommendations that CMS has not fully implemented. CMS concurred with the new recommendations, but generally disagreed with GAO's assessment of progress on the prior recommendations. GAO's analysis confirmed the need for additional efforts on these recommendations.
Download or read book Healthcare Gov written by William T. Woods and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the establishment of health insurance marketplaces by Jan. 1, 2014. Marketplaces permit individuals to compare and select insurance plans offered by private insurers. For states that elected not to establish a marketplace, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was responsible for developing a federal marketplace. In Sept. 2011, CMS contracted for the development of the FFM, which is accessed through Healthcare.gov. When initial enrollment began on Oct. 1, 2013, many users encountered challenges accessing and using the website. This report examined various issues surrounding the launch of the Healthcare.gov website. It assesses, for selected contracts, (1) CMS acquisition planning activities; (2) CMS oversight of cost, schedule, and system capability changes; and (3) CMS actions to address contractor performance. Figures. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Contract Audits written by Jeanette M. Franzel and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gov't. agencies are increasingly reliant on contractors to execute their missions. The gov't. needs strong controls to provide reasonable assurance that these contract funds are not being lost to improper payments (fraud and errors), waste, and mis-management. Effective contract oversight, which includes effective internal controls throughout the contracting process, is essential to protecting gov't. and taxpayer interests. This testimony describes the: (1) contracting cycle and related internal controls; (2) Defense Contract Audit Agency and its role in performing contract audits for fed. agencies; and (3) risks associated with ineffective contract controls and auditing. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Medicare Contractors written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medicare Recovery Audit Contracting written by Kathleen M. King and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a three-year project to demonstrate the use of recovery audit contractors (RAC) in identifying Medicare improper payments and recouping overpayments. This report examined issues that arose during the demonstration project and CMS¿s efforts to address them in the national RAC program. It examines the extent to which CMS: (1) developed a process and took corrective actions to address vulnerabilities identified by the RACs that led to improper payments; (2) resolved coordination issues between the RACs and the Medicare claims admin. contractors; and (3) established methods to oversee RAC claim review accuracy and provider service during the national program. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Healthcare gov written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the establishment of health insurance marketplaces by January 1, 2014. Marketplaces permit individuals to compare and select insurance plans offered by private insurers. For states that elected not to establish a marketplace, CMS was responsible for developing a federal marketplace. In September 2011, CMS contracted for the development of the FFM, which is accessed through Healthcare.gov. When initial enrollment began on October 1, 2013, many users encountered challenges accessing and using the website. GAO was asked to examine various issues surrounding the launch of the Healthcare.gov website. Several GAO reviews are ongoing. This report assesses, for selected contracts, (1) CMS acquisition planning activities; (2) CMS oversight of cost, schedule, and system capability changes; and (3) CMS actions to address contractor performance. GAO selected two task orders and one contract that accounted for 40 percent of CMS spending and were central to the website. For each, GAO reviewed contract documents and interviewed CMS program and contract officials as well as contractors.
Download or read book Medicare Contractors written by Richard L. Hembra and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-12 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) oversight of its claims administration contractors. Specifically, it discusses whether (1) there are weaknesses in HCFA's contractor oversight activities that may make Medicare more vulnerable to fraud, waste, & abuse, & (2) any changes in HCFA's contracting authority that may improve its ability to manage its contractors. HCFA has indicated that new contracting authority could mitigate many of the weaknesses that have been identified. This report also addresses whether any changes in HCFA's contracting authority may improve its ability to manage its contractors.
