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This data story is the second in the series from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and focuses on the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This product utilized data analytics, visualizations, and data storytelling methods to enhance transparency of how the CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 programs evolved over time.

Recognizing how critical telehealth has been to the federal COVID-19 response, the PRAC Health Care Subgroup—which includes six Federal Offices of Inspectors General—worked together to provide insights on the use of telehealth and its associated program integrity risks.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of July 2022 for the COVID-19 emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act in the month of July 2022 for the COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of August 2022 for the COVID-19 emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act in the month of August 2022 for the COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of September 2022 for the COVID-19 emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.

The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act in the month of September 2022 for the COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.

OSA has conducted a performance audit of MassHealth’s payments for telehealth behavioral health services for the period January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. During this period, MassHealth paid approximately $96,464,816, for 1,306,414 claims, to its providers for telehealth behavioral health services to MassHealth members. The purpose of this audit was to determine whether MassHealth monitored telehealth practices for behavioral health services to ensure compliance with its All-Provider Bulletins.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in upheaval to the economy and government services. Ulster County needed to address the questions of people and organizations during the pandemic as it related to public health concerns. To address public questions and concerns, Ulster County established a COVID hotline. Despite allocating significant resources to promotion and widening the scope of the Service Center, it still receives few calls. The call volume does not seem to align with the staffing and additional resources being allocated to operate a separate unit of government. This downtime could...