GAO report calls for more transparency with Medicaid 1115 waivers
The Department of Health and Human Services needs to be more transparent when it comes to approving sweeping Medicaid 1115 Demonstration waivers, a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office asserts. The 69-page GAO report recommends increased transparency in the management of billions dollars spent on health care. It says the Department of Health and Human Services should put in writing its criteria for assessing whether Medicaid 1115 waivers are likely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid program. The…