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SSA Urged to Adopt GAO Recommendations on Nursing Home Oversight

In a statement issued jointly with Rep. John Larson (D-CT), U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) called for prompt adoption of recommendations developed by the Government Accountability Office regarding nursing home management of resident Social Security benefits. The recommendations, published in a GAO report titled “Social Security Benefits: SSA Needs to Improve Oversight of Organizations that Manage Money for Vulnerable Beneficiaries,” address issues including background checks for organizational payees and annual accounting requirements for organizational payees. Read the joint statement here…

 

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