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GAO Issues Report on DHA Handling Adverse Actions Against Health Care Providers

Apr 11, 2024
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report on the Defense Health Agency (DHA) handling adverse actions against health care providers, including dentists, providing military health care.  GAO found that DHA didn't always report adverse actions within the required 30-day timeframe and had not set timeliness standards for other steps in this process, such as legal reviews and appeals meetings.  To read the GAO report on DHA handling adverse actions against health care providers, use the first link below.  To read GAO highlights of the report on DHA handling adverse actions against health care providers, use the second link below.
https://www.gao.gov/assets/d24106107.pdf  (GAO report on DHA handling adverse actions against health care providers)
https://www.gao.gov/assets/d24106107high.pdf  (GAO highlights on DHA handling adverse actions against health care providers)