Audit of health benefit costs at the Department`s Management and Operating Contractors

Technical Report · Thu Jun 23 04:00:00 EDT 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10165855· OSTI ID:10165855

The audit disclosed that the Department and certain of its contractors had initiated several positive actions to contain health benefit costs: improving data collection, increasing training, reviewing changes to health plans, improving the language in one contract, increasing the employees, share of health costs at one contractor, and initiating self-insurance at another contractor. Despite these actions, further improvements are needed in the administration of the contractor employee health benefit plans. It was found that the Department did not have the policies and procedures necessary to ensure that the health benefit costs met the tests for reasonableness. The audit of $95 million in health benefit costs incurred at six Management and Operating contractors showed that $15.4 million of these costs were excessive compared to national norms.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Inspector General, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Western Regional Office
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 10165855
• Report Number(s): DOE/IG--0350; ON: TI94015295; NC: NONE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990100
AUDITS
CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL
COST
HEALTH SERVICES
INSURANCE
MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
US DOE
US DOE INSPECTOR GENERAL