OIG 2016 Letters, Reports, and Advisories

The Internal Special Audit Unit within the Office of the Inspector General reviewed MassDOT’s oversight of non-revenue transponders and MTA cards to determine whether they are appropriate and cost-effective.

The OIG examined how Medicaid and the HSN manage fee-for-service claims for certain drugs, with a focus on those drugs that have a high potential for abuse.

The OIG examined how MassHealth and the Health Safety Net program are addressing the needs of “super-utilizers” of the healthcare system. Super-utilizers are a small number of individuals who use a large amount of healthcare resources.

This advisory offers guidance to public awarding authorities as they work with the energy professionals paid to assist them with electricity and natural gas procurements.

In July 2014, the OIG's Bureau of Program Integrity released a review of the Work Program Requirement of the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. The Bureau submitted this report as a follow-up to its July 2014 review of the Work Requirement.

In 2015 the ISAU investigated MassDOT’s paving operations and identified over $100,000 in overpayments to a contractor, delays in closing paving contracts and numerous errors in MassDOT’s administration of its paving contracts. The ISAU also performed a follow-up review of disability parking placard abuse.