The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for Health and Human Services (HHS) Work Plan describes audits, reviews and other work statutorily required or otherwise undertaken by the OIG. Monthly updates to the OIG Work Plan can be found on the Recently Added page. All current Work Plan items are available on the Active Work Plan Items page.

Twelve new items were added to the OIG Work Plan in August 2019:

• August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Medicare Payments of Positive Airway Pressure Devices for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Without Conducting a Prior Sleep Study	Office of Audit Services	W-00-19-35823
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	States’ Medicaid Agency Claims for Indian Health Service Expenditures	Office of Audit Services	W-00-19-31538
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Review of the Medicare DRG Window Policy	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-05-19-00380
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Opioids in Medicaid: Review of Extreme Use and Overprescribing in the Appalachian Region	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-05-19-00410
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Medicare Market Shares for Diabetic Testing Strips from April to June 2019	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-04-19-00480 OEI-04-19-00481
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Nursing Homes: CMS Oversight of State Survey Agencies	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-06-19-00460
  August 2019	Administration for Children and Families	Nation-Wide Evaluation of the Prevention of Child Sex Trafficking in Foster Care	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-07-19-00370
  August 2019	Administration for Children and Families	States’ Prevention of Child Sex Trafficking in Foster Care	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-07-19-00371
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Use of Telehealth to Provide Behavioral Health Services in Medicaid Managed Care	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-02-19-00400
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Medicaid Assisted Living Services	Office of Audit Services	W-00-19-31541
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Medicare Part B Services to Medicare Beneficiaries Residing in Nursing Homes During Non-Part A Stays	Office of Audit Services	W-00-19-35824
  August 2019	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Review of Medicare Facet Joint Procedures	Office of Audit Services	W-00-19-35825

Health care and life sciences companies potentially impacted by these OIG Work Plan items should evaluate and consider these items carefully.

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