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Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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An independent, nonpartisan agency that examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, reliable information to help the government save money and work more efficiently.
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Resources (255)

  • 2020 Census: Actions Needed to Address Challenges to Enumerating Hard-to-Count Groups, 07/2018, view details
  • 340B Drug Discount Program: Increased Oversight Needed to Ensure Nongovernmental Hospitals Meet Eligibility Requirements, 12/2019, view details
  • 340B Drug Discount Program: Information about Hospitals That Received an Eligibility Exception as a Result of COVID-19, 05/2023, view details
  • 340B Drug Discount Program: Oversight of the Intersection with the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Needs Improvement, 01/2020, view details
  • 5G Deployment: FCC Needs Comprehensive Strategic Planning to Guide Its Efforts, 06/2020, view details
  • Air Ambulance: Available Data Show Privately-Insured Patients Are at Financial Risk, 03/2019, view details
  • Air Ambulance: Data Collection and Transparency Needed to Enhance DOT Oversight, 07/2017, view details
  • Alternative Drinking Water Systems: Use by Very Small Communities, Related Cost Savings, and Technical Assistance Provided by EPA and USDA, 01/2020, view details
  • Ambulance Providers: Costs and Expected Medicare Margins Vary Greatly, 05/2007, view details
  • Ambulance Services: Medicare Payments Can be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas, 09/2003, view details
  • Anesthesia Services: Differences between Private and Medicare Payments Likely Due to Providers' Strong Negotiating Position, 10/2020, view details
  • Antibiotic Resistance: Additional Federal Actions Needed to Better Determine Magnitude and Reduce Impact, 03/2020, view details
  • Areas with High Poverty: Changing How the 10-20-30 Funding Formula Is Applied Could Increase Impact in Persistent-Poverty Counties, 05/2021, view details
  • Behavioral Health: Available Workforce Information and Federal Actions to Help Recruit and Retain Providers, 10/2022, view details
  • Behavioral Health: Research on Health Care Costs of Untreated Conditions is Limited, 02/2019, view details
  • Broadband: FCC Is Taking Steps to Accurately Map Locations that Lack Access, 09/2021, view details
  • Broadband Funding: Stronger Management of Performance and Fraud Risk Needed for Tribal and Public-Private Partnership Grants, 01/2023, view details
  • Broadband Internet: FCC's Data Overstate Access on Tribal Lands, 09/2018, view details
  • Broadband: National Strategy Needed to Guide Federal Efforts to Reduce Digital Divide, 05/2022, view details
  • Broadband: Observations on Past and Ongoing Efforts to Expand Access and Improve Mapping Data, 06/2020, view details
  • Broadband Speed: FCC Should Improve Its Communication of Advanced Telecommunications Capability Assessments, 04/2023, view details
  • Broadband: USDA Should Set Performance Goals and Improve Fraud Risk Management for Funding Program, 10/2022, view details
  • Cancer Clinical Trials: Federal Actions and Selected Non-Federal Practices to Facilitate Diversity of Patients, 12/2022, view details
  • Child Welfare: HHS Actions Would Help States Prepare Youth in the Foster Care System for Independent Living, 07/2007, view details
  • CMS and State Efforts to Interact with the Indian Health Service and Indian Tribes, 07/2008, view details
  • CMS Innovation Center: Model Implementation and Center Performance, 03/2018, view details
  • CMS Needs to Implement Risk-Based Oversight of Puerto Rico's Procurement Process, 02/2021, view details
  • Coast Guard Health Care: Information on Telehealth Usage, 04/2024, view details
  • Compact of Free Association: Implementation Activities Have Progressed, but the Marshall Islands Faces Challenges to Achieving Long-Term Compact Goals, 09/2007, view details
  • Compacts of Free Association: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight and Accountability of U.S. Assistance to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, 01/2014, view details
  • Compacts of Free Association: Actions Needed to Prepare for the Transition of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands to Trust Fund Income, 05/2018, view details
  • Compacts of Free Association: Improvements Needed to Assess and Address Growing Migration, 11/2011, view details
  • Compacts of Free Association: Issues Associated with Implementation in Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands, 04/2016, view details
  • Compacts of Free Association: Micronesia and the Marshall Islands Continue to Face Challenges Measuring Progress and Ensuring Accountability, 09/2013, view details
  • Compacts of Free Association: Micronesia's and the Marshall Islands' Use of Sector Grants, 05/2007, view details
  • Compacts of Free Association: Populations in U.S. Areas Have Grown, with Varying Reported Effects, 06/2020, view details
  • COVID-19: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Accountability and Program Effectiveness of Federal Response, 10/2021, view details
  • COVID-19: Continued Attention Needed to Enhance Federal Preparedness, Response, Service Delivery, and Program Integrity, 07/2021, view details
  • COVID-19 Contracting: Indian Health Service Used Flexibilities to Meet Increased Medical Supply Needs, 10/2021, view details
  • COVID-19: Efforts to Increase Vaccine Availability and Perspectives on Initial Implementation, 04/2021, view details
  • COVID-19: Federal Efforts Could Be Strengthened by Timely and Concerted Actions, 09/2020, view details
  • COVID-19: HHS Agencies' Planned Reviews of Vaccine Distribution and Communication Efforts Should Include Stakeholder Perspectives, 11/2021, view details
  • COVID-19: HHS Funds Allocated to Support Disproportionately Affected Communities, 01/2023, view details
  • COVID-19: HHS's Collection of Hospital Capacity Data, 08/2021, view details
  • COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Outbreak Duration Averaged 4 Weeks and Was Strongly Associated with Community Spread, 12/2022, view details
  • COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Interior and Treasury's Administration of CARES Act Funds Could Improve Federal Emergency Relief to Tribes, 10/2021, view details
  • COVID-19: Opportunities to Improve Federal Response and Recovery Efforts, 06/2020, view details
  • COVID-19 Relief Funds: Lessons Learned Could Improve Future Distribution of Federal Emergency Relief to Tribal Recipients, 12/2022, view details
  • COVID-19: Selected States Modified Meal Provision and Other Older Americans Act Services to Prioritize Safety, 12/2021, view details
  • COVID-19: Significant Improvements Are Needed for Overseeing Relief Funds and Leading Responses to Public Health Emergencies, 01/2022, view details
  • COVID-19: Sustained Federal Action Is Crucial as Pandemic Enters Its Second Year, 03/2021, view details
  • Critical Access Hospitals: Views on How Medicare Payment and Other Factors Affect Behavioral Health Services, 06/2023, view details
  • Defense Health Care: Plans Needed to Ensure Implementation of Required Elements for TRICARE's Managed Care Support Contracts, 02/2020, view details
  • Dental Services: Information on Coverage, Payments, and Fee Variation, 09/2013, view details
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Durable Medical Equipment Fee Schedule Adjustments to Resume the Transitional 50/50 Blended Rates to Provide Relief in Rural Areas and Non-Contiguous Areas, 05/2018, view details
  • Disaster Recovery: School Districts in Socially Vulnerable Communities Faced Heightened Challenges after Recent Natural Disasters, 01/2022, view details
  • Disaster Response: HHS Should Address Deficiencies Highlighted by Recent Hurricanes in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, 09/2019, view details
  • Discretionary Transportation Grants: DOT Should Improve Transparency in the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America Program, 01/2024, view details
  • Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Information on Identified Needs, Planning for Future Conditions, and Coordination of Project Funding, 09/2017, view details
  • Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Federal Agency Needs Assessment and Coordination on Tribal Projects, 05/2018, view details
  • Drug Discount Program: Characteristics of Hospitals Participating and Not Participating in the 340B Program, 07/2018, view details
  • Drug Discount Program: Federal Oversight of Compliance at 340B Contract Pharmacies Needs Improvement, 06/2018, view details
  • Drug Discount Program: Improvements Needed in Federal Oversight of Compliance at 340B Contract Pharmacies, 07/2018, view details
  • Drug Discount Program: Status of Agency Efforts to Improve 340B Program Oversight, 05/2018, view details
  • Drug Discount Program: Update on Agency Efforts to Improve 340B Program Oversight, 07/2017, view details
  • Drug Pricing Program: HHS Uses Multiple Mechanisms to Help Ensure Compliance with 340B Requirements, 12/2020, view details
  • Elderly Housing: Federal Housing Programs and Supportive Services, 06/2005, view details
  • Elderly Housing: Federal Housing Programs That Offer Assistance for the Elderly, 02/2005, view details
  • Electricity Grid: Opportunities Exist for DOE to Better Support Utilities in Improving Resilience to Hurricanes, 03/2021, view details
  • Electronic Health Information Exchange: Use Has Increased, but Is Lower for Small and Rural Providers, 04/2023, view details
  • Electronic Health Records: Number and Characteristics of Providers Awarded Medicare Incentive Payments for 2011, 07/2012, view details
  • Emergency Management: FEMA's Disaster Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 07/2019, view details
  • End-of-Life Care: Key Components Provided by Programs in Four States, 12/2007, view details
  • Family Child Care Networks: Actions Needed to Better Assess Quality Improvement Efforts, 05/2023, view details
  • Federal Tort Claims Act: Information Related to Implications of Extending Coverage to Volunteers at HRSA-Funded Health Centers, 06/2009, view details
  • FirstNet: Efforts to Establish the Public-Safety Broadband Network, 10/2017, view details
  • Foreign Physicians: Data on Use of J-1 Visa Waivers Needed to Better Address Physician Shortages, 11/2006, view details
  • Foreign Physicians: Preliminary Findings on the Use of J-1 Visa Waivers to Practice in Underserved Areas, 05/2006, view details
  • General Hospitals: Operational and Clinical Changes Largely Unaffected by Presence of Competing Specialty Hospitals, 05/2006, view details
  • Graduate Medical Education: Programs and Residents Increased During Transition to Single Accreditor; Distribution Largely Unchanged, 04/2021, view details
  • Health Care Capsule: Accessing Health Care in Rural America, 05/2023, view details
  • Health Care Shortage Areas: Designations Not a Useful Tool for Directing Resources to the Underserved, 09/1995, view details
  • Health Care: Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring Use in Medicare and Selected Federal Programs, 04/2017, view details
  • Health Care Workforce: Views on Expanding Medicare Graduate Medical Education Funding to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, 12/2019, view details
  • Health Center Program: 2011 Grant Award Process Highlighted Need and Special Populations and Merits Evaluation, 05/2012, view details
  • Health Centers and Rural Clinics: State and Federal Implementation Issues for Medicaid's New Payment System, 06/2005, view details
  • Health Centers: Competition for Grants Has Grown and Efforts to Measure Performance Have Increased, 08/2005, view details
  • Health Centers: Trends in Revenue and Grants Supported by the Community Health Center Fund, 05/2019, view details
  • Health Information Technology: HHS is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy, 05/2005, view details
  • Health Insurance Exchanges: HHS Should Enhance Its Management of Open Enrollment Performance, 07/2018, view details
  • Health Professional Shortage Areas: Problems Remain With Primary Care Shortage Area Designation System, 10/2006, view details
  • High Risk: Agencies Need to Continue Efforts to Address Management Weaknesses of Federal Programs Serving Indian Tribes, 06/2018, view details
  • High Risk: Progress Made but Continued Attention Needed to Address Management Weaknesses at Federal Agencies Serving Indian Tribes, 03/2019, view details
  • Highway Safety: Federal and State Efforts to Address Rural Road Safety Challenges, 05/2004, view details
  • Hospital Emergency Departments: Crowding Continues to Occur, and Some Patients Wait Longer than Recommended Time Frames, 05/2009, view details
  • Hospital Financing: Volume Limits and Reporting Could Help Manage Risks of Expanding FHA's Mortgage Insurance Program, 01/2024, view details
  • Hospital Quality Data: CMS Needs More Rigorous Methods to Ensure Reliability of Publicly Released Data, 02/2006, view details
  • Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: CMS Should Take Steps to Ensure Lower Quality Hospitals Do Not Qualify for Bonuses, 06/2017, view details
  • Hospital Value-based Purchasing: Initial Results Show Modest Effects on Medicare Payments and No Apparent Change in Quality-of-Care Trends, 10/2015, view details
  • Indian Affairs: Key Actions Needed to Ensure Safety and Health at Indian School Facilities, 03/2016, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Federal Facilities' Decision-Making About the Use of Funds, 11/2020, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Patient Wait Times, 04/2016, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Provider Misconduct and Substandard Performance, 12/2020, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Quality of Care, 01/2017, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Use of Data on Adverse Events, 07/2023, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Agency Faces Ongoing Challenges Filling Provider Vacancies, 08/2018, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Considerations Related to Providing Advance Appropriation Authority, 09/2018, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Facilities Reported Expanding Services Following Increases in Health Insurance Coverage and Collections, 09/2019, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Health Care Services Are Not Always Available to Native Americans, 08/2005, view details
  • Indian Health Service: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, 12/2007, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Information on Third-Party Collections and Processes to Procure Supplies and Services, 03/2022, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Many Federal Facilities Are in Fair or Poor Condition and Better Data Are Needed on Medical Equipment, 11/2023, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Opportunities Exist to Improve Clinician Screening Adherence and Oversight, 04/2024, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Opportunities May Exist to Improve the Contract Health Services Program, 12/2013, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Relief Funding and Agency Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, 03/2022, view details
  • Indian Health Service: Spending Levels and Characteristics of IHS and Three Other Federal Health Care Programs, 12/2018, view details
  • Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing Homes Prior to COVID-19 Pandemic, 05/2020, view details
  • Information Technology: Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions, 10/2003, view details
  • International Classification of Disease: CMS's Efforts to Prepare for the New Version of the Disease and Procedure Codes, 01/2015, view details
  • K-12 Education: Certain Groups of Students Attend Alternative Schools in Greater Proportions Than They Do Other Schools, 06/2019, view details
  • Maternal and Infant Health: HHS Should Strengthen Processes for Measuring Program Performance, 03/2024, view details
  • Maternal Health: Availability of Hospital-Based Obstetric Care in Rural Areas, 10/2022, view details
  • Maternal Mortality and Morbidity: Additional Efforts Needed to Assess Program Data for Rural and Underserved Areas, 04/2021, view details
  • Maternal Mortality: Trends in Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them, 03/2020, view details
  • Means-Tested Programs: Information on Program Access Can Be an Important Management Tool, 03/2005, view details
  • Medicaid and CHIP: Most Physicians Serve Covered Children but Have Difficulty Referring Them for Specialty Care, 06/2011, view details
  • Medicaid: Characteristics of and Expenditures for Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities, 04/2023, view details
  • Medicaid: Efforts to Address Fraud in Nonemergency Medical Transportation, 09/2022, view details
  • Medicaid: Efforts to Identify, Predict, or Manage High-Expenditure Beneficiaries, 08/2019, view details
  • Medicaid Expansion: Behavioral Health Treatment Use in Selected States in 2014, 06/2017, view details
  • Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services: Selected States' Program Structures and Challenges Providing Services, 10/2018, view details
  • Medicaid: Source of Screening Affects Women's Eligibility for Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment in Some States, 05/2009, view details
  • Medicaid: State Views on Program Administration Challenges, 04/2020, view details
  • Medicaid: States' Use and Distribution of Supplemental Payments to Hospitals, 07/2019, view details
  • Medicare and Medicaid Participating Facilities: CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Health Care Facilities, 02/2009, view details
  • Medicare: CMS Needs to Address Risks Posed by Provider Enrollment Waivers and Flexibilities, 12/2022, view details
  • Medicare Cognitive Assessments: Utilization Tripled between 2018 and 2022, but Challenges Remain, 12/2023, view details
  • Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Access to Physician Services: Trends in Utilization of Services, 2000-2002, 02/2005, view details
  • Medicare Fee-for-Service: Information on the First Year of Nationwide Reduced Payment Rates for Durable Medical Equipment, 08/2018, view details
  • Medicare Fee-for-Service: Information on the Second Year of Nationwide Reduced Payment Rates for Durable Medical Equipment, 12/2018, view details
  • Medicare Home Health: Payments to Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Covered Their Costs, 02/2004, view details
  • Medicare Hospice Care: Modifications to Payment Methodology May Be Warranted, 10/2004, view details
  • Medicare Hospital Pharmaceuticals: Survey Shows Price Variations and Highlights Data Collection Lessons and Outpatient Rate-Setting Challenges for CMS, 04/2006, view details
  • Medicare: Information Needed to Assess Adequacy of Rate-Setting Methodology for Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services, 09/2004, view details
  • Medicare: Information on Geographic Adjustments to Physician Payments for Physicians' Time, Skills, and Effort, 02/2022, view details
  • Medicare: Information on Medicare-Dependent Hospitals, 02/2020, view details
  • Medicare: Information on the Transition to Alternative Payment Models by Providers in Rural, Health Professional Shortage, or Underserved Areas, 11/2021, view details
  • Medicare: Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered, 09/2003, view details
  • Medicare: Performance-Based and Geographic Adjustments to Physician Payments, 10/2023, view details
  • Medicare Physician Fees: Geographic Adjustment Indices Are Valid in Design, but Data and Methods Need Refinement, 03/2005, view details
  • Medicare Physician Payments: Trends in Service Utilization, Spending, and Fees Prompt Consideration of Alternative Payment Approaches, 07/2006, view details
  • Medicare: Provider Performance and Experiences Under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, 10/2021, view details
  • Medicare Severe Wound Care: Spending Declines May Reflect Site of Care Changes; Limited Information Is Available on Quality, 01/2021, view details
  • Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients on Privacy and Security Risks, 09/2022, view details
  • Medicare Value-Based Payment Models: Participation Challenges and Available Assistance for Small and Rural Practices, 12/2016, view details
  • Medicare: Voluntary and Mandatory Episode-Based Payment Models and Their Participants, 12/2018, view details
  • Mental Health Care: Access Challenges for Covered Consumers and Relevant Federal Efforts, 03/2022, view details
  • Metropolitan Statistical Areas: New Standards and Their Impact on Selected Federal Programs, 06/2004, view details
  • Midwives: Information on Births, Workforce, and Midwifery Education, 04/2023, view details
  • Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women: New Efforts Are Underway but Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response, 10/2021, view details
  • National Health Service Corps: Program Directs Funding to Areas with Greatest Provider Shortages, 06/2021, view details
  • Native American Housing: Additional Actions Needed to Better Support Tribal Efforts, 03/2014, view details
  • Native American Youth: Agencies Incorporated Almost All Leading Practices When Assessing Grant Programs That Could Prevent or Address Delinquency, 08/2020, view details
  • Native American Youth: Involvement in Justice Systems and Information on Grants to Help Address Juvenile Delinquency, 09/2018, view details
  • Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems Program: Services, Funding, and Oversight, 10/2023, view details
  • Newborn Screening Timeliness: Most States Had Not Met Screening Goals, but Some Are Developing Strategies to Address Barriers, 12/2016, view details
  • Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program: Too Early to Determine Effects of Allowing Recipients to Serve at For-Profit Facilities, 09/2021, view details
  • Nursing Homes: Improved Oversight Needed to Better Protect Residents from Abuse, 06/2019, view details
  • Nursing Workforce: HHS Needs Methodology to Identify Facilities with a Critical Shortage of Nurses, 04/2007, view details
  • Nutrition Assistance Programs: Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults, 11/2019, view details
  • Older Adult Housing: Future Collaborations on Housing and Health Services Should Include Relevant Agencies and Define Outcomes, 04/2018, view details
  • Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities: Federal Programs Provide Support for Preventing Falls, but Program Reach is Limited, 07/2022, view details
  • Older Americans Act: HHS Could Help Rural Service Providers by Centralizing Information on Promising Practices, 05/2019, view details
  • Older Americans Act: Updated Information on Unmet Need for Services, 06/2015, view details
  • Opioid Addiction: Laws, Regulations, and Other Factors Can Affect Medication-Assisted Treatment Access, 09/2016, view details
  • Opioid Crisis: Status of Public Health Emergency Authorities, 09/2018, view details
  • Opioid Use Disorder: Barriers to Medicaid Beneficiaries' Access to Treatment Medications, 01/2020, view details
  • Opioid Use Disorder: Opportunities to Improve Assessments of State Opioid Response Grant Program, 12/2021, view details
  • Opioid Use Disorders: HHS Needs Measures to Assess the Effectiveness of Efforts to Expand Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment, 10/2017, view details
  • Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Farm Labor Housing Program Management and Oversight, 03/2011, view details
  • Physician Workforce: Caps on Medicare-funded Graduate Medical Education at Teaching Hospitals, 05/2021, view details
  • Physician Workforce: HHS Needs Better Information to Comprehensively Evaluate Graduate Medical Education Funding, 03/2018, view details
  • Physician Workforce: Locations and Types of Graduate Training Were Largely Unchanged, and Federal Efforts May Not Be Sufficient to Meet Needs, 05/2017, view details
  • Physician Workforce: Supply Increased in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas but Geographic Disparities Persisted, 10/2003, view details
  • Preventing Drug Abuse: Low Participation by Pharmacies and Other Entities as Voluntary Collectors of Unused Prescription Drugs, 10/2017, view details
  • Private Health Insurance: State and Federal Oversight of Provider Networks Varies, 12/2022, view details
  • Private Health Insurance: The Range of Base Premiums for Individuals Age 19 and 64 in the Individual Market by State in January 2013, 01/2014, view details
  • Public Health Preparedness: Building and Maintaining Infrastructure beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic, 11/2023, view details
  • Public Health Preparedness: COVID-19 Medical Surge Experiences and Related HHS Efforts, 08/2022, view details
  • Public Transportation: Enhanced Federal Information Sharing on Coordination Could Improve Rural Transit Services, 01/2020, view details
  • Public Transportation: Federal Role Key to Rural and Tribal Transit, 06/2014, view details
  • Public-Safety Broadband Network: Congressional Action Required to Ensure Network Continuity, 02/2022, view details
  • Public-Safety Broadband Network: Network Deployment Is Progressing, but FirstNet Could Strengthen Its Oversight, 01/2020, view details
  • Puerto Rico Electricity: FEMA and HUD Have Not Approved Long-Term Projects and Need to Implement Recommendations to Address Uncertainties and Enhance Resilience, 11/2020, view details
  • Rural Health Clinics: Rising Program Expenditures Not Focused on Improving Care in Isolated Areas, 02/1997, view details
  • Rural Homelessness: Better Collaboration by HHS and HUD Could Improve Delivery of Services in Rural Areas, 07/2010, view details
  • Rural Hospital Closures: Affected Residents Had Reduced Access to Health Care Services, 12/2020, view details
  • Rural Hospital Closures: Number and Characteristics of Affected Hospitals and Contributing Factors, 09/2018, view details
  • Rural Housing Service: Opportunities to Improve Management, 06/2003, view details
  • Rural Water Infrastructure: Federal Agencies Provide Funding but Could Increase Coordination to Help Communities, 02/2015, view details
  • Sexual Assault: Information on Training, Funding, and the Availability of Forensic Examiners, 03/2016, view details
  • Small and Rural Practices' Experiences in Previous Programs and Expected Performance in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, 07/2018, view details
  • Small Business Administration: Targeted Outreach about Disaster Assistance Could Benefit Rural Communities, 02/2024, view details
  • Sole Community Hospitals: Early Indications Show That TRICARE's Revised Reimbursement Rules Have Not Affected Access to Care, 04/2015, view details
  • Substance Use Disorder: Reliable Data Needed for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Program, 12/2020, view details
  • Summer Meals: Actions Needed to Improve Participation Estimates and Address Program Challenges, 05/2018, view details
  • Summer Meals: Improvements Needed to Address Participation Estimates and Program Challenges, 07/2018, view details
  • Superfund: EPA Should Improve the Reliability of Data on National Priorities List Sites Affecting Indian Tribes, 01/2019, view details
  • Telecommunications: Broadband Deployment Is Extensive throughout the United States, but It Is Difficult to Assess the Extent of Deployment Gaps in Rural Areas, 05/2006, view details
  • Telecommunications: FCC Should Enhance Performance Goals and Measures for Its Program to Support Broadband Service in High-Cost Areas, 10/2020, view details
  • Telecommunications: FCC Should Take Additional Action to Manage Fraud Risks in Its Program to Support Broadband Service in High-Cost Areas, 10/2019, view details
  • Telecommunications: FCC's Performance Management Weaknesses Could Jeopardize Proposed Reforms of the Rural Health Care Program, 11/2010, view details
  • Telecommunications: Projects and Policies Related to Deploying Broadband in Unserved and Underserved Areas, 04/2014, view details
  • Telehealth: Use in Medicare and Medicaid, 07/2017, view details
  • Transportation Disadvantaged Populations: Nonemergency Medical Transportation Not Well Coordinated, and Additional Federal Leadership Needed, 12/2014, view details
  • Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Some Coordination Efforts Among Programs Providing Transportation Services, but Obstacles to Coordination Persist, 06/2003, view details
  • Transportation-Disadvantaged Seniors: Efforts to Enhance Senior Mobility Could Benefit from Additional Guidance and Information, 08/2004, view details
  • Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program: Feedback Should Be Provided to Applicants Receiving Equitable Distribution Grants, 08/2023, view details
  • Tribal Broadband: FCC Should Undertake Efforts to Better Promote Tribal Access to Spectrum, 11/2018, view details
  • Tribal Broadband: Few Partnerships Exist and the Rural Utilities Service Needs to Identify and Address Any Funding Barriers Tribes Face, 09/2018, view details
  • Tribal Broadband: National Strategy and Coordination Framework Needed to Increase Access, 06/2022, view details
  • Tribal Economic Development: Action is Needed to Better Understand the Extent of Federal Support, 08/2022, view details
  • Tribal Epidemiology Centers: HHS Actions Needed to Enhance Data Access, 03/2022, view details
  • Tribal Internet Access: Increased Federal Coordination and Performance Measurement Needed, 04/2016, view details
  • U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery: Additional Actions Could Strengthen FEMA's Key Disaster Recovery Efforts, 11/2019, view details
  • VA and Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Coordination of Health Care for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans, 03/2019, view details
  • VA Health Care: Actions Needed to Improve Information Reported on Mobile Medical Units, 12/2023, view details
  • VA Health Care: Additional Action Needed to Assess the Medical Scribe Pilot, 11/2022, view details
  • VA Health Care: Efforts Needed to Ensure Effective Use and Appropriate Staffing of Suicide Prevention Teams, 04/2021, view details
  • VA Health Care: Efforts to Prioritize and Translate Research into Clinical Practice, 01/2020, view details
  • VA Health Care: Improved Data, Planning, and Communication Needed for Infrastructure Modernization and Realignment, 03/2023, view details
  • VA Health Care: Office of Rural Health Efforts and Recommendations for Improvement, 01/2024, view details
  • VA Health Care: Office of Rural Health Would Benefit from Improved Communication and Developing Performance Goals, 05/2023, view details
  • VA Health Care: Oversight Improvements Needed for Nurse Recruitment and Retention Initiatives, 09/2015, view details
  • VA Health Care: The Medically Underserved Facilities Initiative, 12/2023, view details
  • VA Health Care: Veterans' Use of Long-Term Care Is Increasing, and VA Faces Challenges in Meeting the Demand, 02/2020, view details
  • VA Mental Health: Additional Action Needed to Assess Rural Veterans' Access to Intensive Care, 02/2023, view details
  • Veterans Choice Program: Further Improvements Needed to Help Ensure Timely Payments to Community Providers, 09/2018, view details
  • Veterans Choice Program: Improvements Needed to Address Access-Related Challenges as VA Plans Consolidation of Its Community Care Programs, 06/2018, view details
  • Veterans Community Care Program: VA Needs to Strengthen Its Oversight and Improve Data on Its Community Care Network Providers, 11/2022, view details
  • Veterans Community Care Program: VA Should Strengthen Its Ability to Identify Ineligible Health Care Providers, 03/2022, view details
  • Veterans Health Administration: Actions Needed to Better Recruit and Retain Clinical and Administrative Staff, 03/2017, view details
  • Veterans Health Administration: Better Data and Evaluation Could Help Improve Physician Staffing, Recruitment, and Retention Strategies, 10/2017, view details
  • Veterans Health Administration: Opportunities Exist for Improving Veterans' Access to Health Care Services in the Pacific Islands, 04/2018, view details
  • Veterans Health Administration: Steps Taken to Improve Physician Staffing, Recruitment, and Retention, but Challenges Remain, 06/2018, view details
  • Veterans Health Care: Efforts to Hire Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists, 03/2022, view details
  • Veterans' Health Care: Preliminary Observations on Veterans' Access to Choice Program Care, 03/2017, view details
  • Veterans' Health Care: Proper Plan Needed to Modernize System for Paying Community Providers, 05/2016, view details
  • Veterans Health Care: Services for Substance Use Disorders, and Efforts to Address Access Issues in Rural Areas, 12/2019, view details
  • Veterans Health Care: VA Needs to Address Challenges as It Implements the Veterans Community Care Program, 04/2019, view details
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  • Water Infrastructure: Technical Assistance and Climate Resilience Planning Could Help Utilities Prepare for Potential Climate Change Impacts, 01/2020, view details
  • Welfare Reform: Rural TANF Programs Have Developed Many Strategies to Address Rural Challenges, 09/2004, view details
  • Working Children: Federal Injury Data and Compliance Strategies Could Be Strengthened, 11/2018, view details
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