OIG Releases Its Top Management and Performance Challenges

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has released its annual list of management and performance challenges. According to the OIG, this list reflects "continuing vulnerabilities that OIG has identified for HHS over recent years as well as new and emerging issues that HHS will face in the coming year."

The 10 challenges identified by the OIG are:

1. Overseeing the health insurance marketplaces
2. Transitioning to value-based payment for health care
3. Ensuring appropriate use of prescription drugs in Medicare and Medicaid 
4. Protecting the integrity of an expanding Medicaid program 
5. Fighting fraud and waste in Medicare Parts A and B
6. Preventing improper payment and fraud in Medicare Advantage 
7. Ensuring quality of care in nursing facilities and home- and community-based settings 
8. Effectively using data and technology to protect program integrity 
9. Protecting HHS grants and contract funds from fraud, waste and abuse
10. Ensuring the safety of food, drugs and medical devices 

To learn more about each of these challenges, click here.