GAO Report on Performance of the WISH Program

Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress including— (1) a description of the likelihood of manipulation of eligibility criteria by beneficiaries or beneficiary advisors and recommendations as to the merits of possible remedies; (2) a description of the likelihood of financial exploitation or elder mistreatment by others on whom a beneficiary is dependent or otherwise connected and recommendations as to the merits of possible remedies, including the merits of imposing a financial management service or fiscal intermediary as has often been implemented by states in Medicaid’s Cash and Counseling program; and (3) a description of the marketplace and consumer understanding of long-term insurance offerings and recommendations as to the merits of possible remedies, including the merits of standardizing insurance offerings to improve consumer understanding.