The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. Last week GAO investigated Medicaid, the International Space Station, managing sensitive information, and other topics. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.
Reports
Medicaid: Ongoing Federal Oversight of Payments to Offset Uncompensated Hospital Care Costs Is Warranted. GAO-10-69, November 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-69
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1069high.pdf
International Space Station: Significant Challenges May Limit Onboard Research. GAO-10-9, November 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-9
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d109high.pdf
State and Local Government Retiree Health Benefits: Liabilities Are Largely Unfunded, but Some Governments Are Taking Action. GAO-10-61, November 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-61
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1061high.pdf
Managing Sensitive Information: Actions Needed to Prevent Unintended Public Disclosures of U.S. Nuclear Sites and Activities. GAO-10-251, December 15.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-251
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10251high.pdf
Correspondence
Nursing Homes: Opportunities Exist to Facilitate the Use of the Temporary Management Sanction. GAO-10-37R, November 20.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-37R
Press Release
GAO Announces Appointments to New
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
http://www.gao.gov/press/macpac_2009dec23.html
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