GAO study and report on performance and effectiveness of Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program

(a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the Comptroller General) shall conduct a study regarding the performance and effectiveness of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program. To the extent feasible and data are available, the study shall include the following: (1) An analysis of how the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice have used their appropriations to achieve the goals of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program under section 1128C of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7c). (2) An analysis of performance assessments and other metrics the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice use to determine the performance and effectiveness of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program. (3) A description of how the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice obligated funds for the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program. (4) An analysis of how the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice assess Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control activities and whether key program outputs have changed over time since the most recent Government Accountability Office report under section 1817(k)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(6)). (5) An analysis of evidence available regarding the effectiveness of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program in reducing health care fraud and abuse. (6) An analysis of the timeliness of the annual Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control report under section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(5)) and how the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice could improve the timeliness of such report. (b) Report Not later than 16 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall report to Congress the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.