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Public Health Preparedness: Reliable Information Needed to Inform Situational Awareness of the Medical Reserve Corps
GAO-25-106899
Apr 03, 2025
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2 Open Recommendations
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Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response The Assistant Secretary for Strategic Preparedness and Response should develop and implement a mechanism or mechanisms to ensure MRC units regularly update volunteer counts and activity data as required. This could include additional training and guidance for the MRC regional liaisons and unit leaders, automated reminders to help ensure updates are made to the reporting system, and incentives. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response The Assistant Secretary for Strategic Preparedness and Response should ensure that its MRC regional liaisons complete technical assistance assessments of the MRC network as required. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: HHS Could Facilitate Information Sharing to Improve States' Use of Data on Job Training and Other Services
GAO-25-107226
Feb 24, 2025
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Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary of HHS should ensure the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families facilitate information sharing among state TANF agencies on promising practices for using data on those served with TANF non-assistance funds. For example, HHS could encourage states to share their experiences, including promising practices and challenges, with each other through conferences or workshops. (Recommendation 1)
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HHS concurred with this recommendation. The agency noted that, while it does not have authority to collect data on those served with TANF non-assistance funds, it will integrate conversations about these data in its regular peer-to-peer learning opportunities among state TANF agencies. In addition, the agency said it plans to include topics related to data quality and analysis in forums such as regional and national conferences and technical assistance learning opportunities. We will monitor the progress of these efforts.

Defense Health Care: DOD Should Improve Monitoring of TRICARE Beneficiaries' Access to Prescription Drugs
GAO-25-107187
Feb 13, 2025
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Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Defense Health Agency The Director of the Defense Health Agency should monitor the contractor's timeliness in dispensing mail order specialty drugs. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Defense Health Agency The Director of the Defense Health Agency should periodically audit TRICARE pharmacy program contractor-reported data for accuracy, as required by DHA's Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Hearing Detection and Intervention: Program Connects Deaf or Hard of Hearing Infants and Children to Services, but Actions Needed to Improve Access [Reissued with revisions on Jan. 29, 2025]
GAO-25-106978
Jan 29, 2025
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Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Health Resources and Services Administration The HRSA Administrator should require state EHDI programs to set performance goals that can be used to measure progress in addressing any identified disparities in access for underserved populations and regularly report that progress to HRSA. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Health Resources and Services Administration The HRSA Administrator should assess the results of the state EHDI programs' access disparities performance and use the results to inform future plans for addressing access disparities. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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