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Medicaid Managed Care - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL<br />

The missi<strong>on</strong> of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by Public Law 95-452, is to<br />

protect the integrity of the Department of Health and Human Services programs as well as the<br />

health and welfare of beneficiaries served by them. This statutory missi<strong>on</strong> is carried out through a<br />

nati<strong>on</strong>wide program of audits, investigati<strong>on</strong>s, evaluati<strong>on</strong>s, sancti<strong>on</strong>s, and fraud alerts. The<br />

Inspector General informs the Secretary of program and management problems and recommends<br />

legislative, regulatory, and operati<strong>on</strong>al approaches to correct them.<br />

OFFICE OF EVALUATION AND INSPECTIONS<br />

The OIG's Office of Evaluati<strong>on</strong> and Inspecti<strong>on</strong>s (OEI) c<strong>on</strong>ducts short-term management and<br />

program evaluati<strong>on</strong>s (called inspecti<strong>on</strong>s) that focus <strong>on</strong> issues of c<strong>on</strong>cern to the Department, the<br />

C<strong>on</strong>gress, and the public. The inspecti<strong>on</strong> reports provide findings and recommendati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> the<br />

efficiency, vulnerability, and effectiveness of departmental programs.<br />

OEI's Bost<strong>on</strong> Regi<strong>on</strong>al Office prepared this report under the directi<strong>on</strong> of Mark R. Yessian, Ph.D.,<br />

Regi<strong>on</strong>al Inspector General. Principal staff c<strong>on</strong>tributing to the report included:<br />

Bost<strong>on</strong> Regi<strong>on</strong> Headouarters<br />

Joyce M. Greenleaf Jennifer Antico<br />

Dana L. Miller<br />

Russell W. Hereford<br />

Lynne Hosteter :<br />

To obtain a copy of this report, please c<strong>on</strong>tact the Bost<strong>on</strong> Regi<strong>on</strong>al Office by teleph<strong>on</strong>e at<br />

(617) 565-1050 or by fax at (617) 565-3751.

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