GAO Looks Into ACF’s Improper Foster Care Payment Methodology

GAO Looks Into ACF’s Improper Foster Care Payment Methodology | The Children's Monitor:

A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reviews the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) process for calculating a “national improper payment estimate” for the IV-E Foster Care program that they are responsible for administering and overseeing. GAO was asked to determine the extent to which (1) ACF’s estimation methodology generated a reasonably accurate and complete estimate of improper payments across the Foster Care program and (2) ACF’s corrective actions reduced improper Foster Care program payments. To do so, GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Service’s (HHS) fiscal year 2010 improper payments estimation procedures, conducted site visits, and met with ACF officials.