The Department of Health Care Services Is Not Adequately Monitoring Provider Payments Funded by Tobacco Taxes November 29, 2022 The Department of Health Care Services Is Still Not Doing Enough to Ensure That Children in Medi-Cal Receive Preventive Health Services September 13, 2022 The Department of Developmental Services Has Not Adequately Reduced Barriers to Some Families’ Use of In-Home Respite Services August 30, 2022 The State Water Resources Control Board Lacks the Urgency to Ensure That Failing Water Systems Receive Needed Assistance July 26, 2022 DDS Has Not Ensured That Regional Centers Have the Resources to Serve Californians With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities June 28, 2022 The State's Weak Oversight of Hospice Agencies Has Created Opportunities for Large-Scale Fraud and Abuse March 29, 2022 The Department of Social Services Has Struggled to Deliver Timely Food Assistance October 28, 2021 Health Care Services Can Do More to Address Chronic Medi-Cal Eligibility Problems July 08, 2021 CDPH Could Do More to Ensure Federal Funds Used for COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing Are Used Effectively April 01, 2021 In-Home Supportive Services Program Is Not Providing Care to All Californians Approved For It February 25, 2021 Budgetary Uncertainty for the Medicaid Management Information System December 17, 2020 Risk of Lead Poisoning Persists as State's Efforts to Clean Up Contaminated Sites Fall Short October 27, 2020 Local Educational Agencies Struggle to Prevent Youth Suicide September 29, 2020 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Has Jeopardized Services for Mentally Ill Parolees August 20, 2020 Ongoing Care for Californians With Serious Mental Illnesses Is Inadequate July 28, 2020 The Board of Registered Nursing's Decision-Making Processes Are Flawed July 07, 2020 Millions of Children in Medi-Cal Have Not Received Required Testing for Lead Poisoning January 07, 2020 Gold Coast Health Plan's Reimbursements to Pharmacies Are Reasonable August 15, 2019 Department of Health Care Services Has Not Ensured Reasonable Access to Care in Rural Counties August 06, 2019 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Employees and Inmates Generally Received Necessary Medical Care July 11, 2019 Los Angeles County Has Not Ensured the Health and Safety of All Children in Its Care May 21, 2019 Department of Health Care Services Risks Improper Administrative Spending April 04, 2019 Preventive Health Services Are Not Reaching Millions of Children in Medi-Cal March 14, 2019 A Quicker Response From San Diego Might Have Slowed the Spread of Its Hepatitis A Outbreak December 20, 2018 Department of Health Care Services Paid Billions in Questionable Medi-Cal Premiums and Claims October 30, 2018 Tulare Local Healthcare District's Poor Decisions Contributed to Hospital Closure October 09, 2018 San Diego May Not Have the Nursing Staff to Efficiently Serve Public Health Needs July 26, 2018 Status of the Medicaid Management Information System June 26, 2018 Absent Effective State Oversight, Nursing Facilities Provided Substandard Care May 01, 2018 The State Could Better Ensure the Effective Use of Mental Health Services Act Funding February 27, 2018 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Must Increase Its Efforts to Prevent Inmate Suicides August 17, 2017 The State Could Do More to Help Avoid Delayed Payments to In-Home Supportive Service Providers March 16, 2017 Department of Social Services Needs Criminal History Information to Ensure Safety in Licensed Care Facilities March 14, 2017 Board of Registered Nursing Has Allowed Some Nurses to Practice Despite Potential Safety Risks December 13, 2016 The State Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities October 25, 2016 Psychotropic Medications Prescribed to Children in Foster Care Receive Inadequate Oversight August 23, 2016 The State May Not Effectively Serve Youth Involved in Both the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems February 25, 2016 The Financial Sustainability of Covered California Is at Risk February 16, 2016 The State Needs to Analyze Outcomes of Student Mental Health Services January 19, 2016