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August Monthly Highlights

Last month, the VA OIG published 17 reports that included 72 recommendations to VA and conducted numerous investigations. 

August 2025 Monthly Highlights

August Monthly Highlights
September 17, 2025

Last month, the VA OIG published 17 reports that included 72 recommendations to VA and conducted numerous investigations. 

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Concerns About the Cost, Duration, and Quality of Community Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Veterans

The OIG found that community care contracts do not require community providers to use designated billing codes, which could lead to VHA overpaying providers for these services.

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Concerns About the Cost, Duration, and Quality of Community Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Veterans
September 17, 2025

The OIG found that community care contracts do not require community providers to use designated billing codes, which could lead to VHA overpaying providers for these services.

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Summary of Fiscal Year 2024 Preaward Audits for Healthcare Resource Proposals from Affiliates

The VA OIG completed 16 audits of sole-source healthcare proposals and identified over $121.7 million in potential cost savings. Following the OIG audits, the Veterans Health Administration sustained about $47.5 million in cost savings.

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Summary of Fiscal Year 2024 Preaward Audits for Healthcare Resource Proposals from Affiliates
September 16, 2025

The VA OIG completed 16 audits of sole-source healthcare proposals and identified over $121.7 million in potential cost savings. Following the OIG audits, the Veterans Health Administration sustained about $47.5 million in cost savings.

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Deficiencies in VA Homeless Program Intake Documentation, Suicide Risk Assessment, and Care Coordination Processes

This VA OIG national review was conducted to evaluate the alignment of information related to mental health, substance use disorder, and suicide risk treatment needs within VHA’s HOMES data collection system and electronic health record.

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Deficiencies in VA Homeless Program Intake Documentation, Suicide Risk Assessment, and Care Coordination Processes
September 11, 2025

This VA OIG national review was conducted to evaluate the alignment of information related to mental health, substance use disorder, and suicide risk treatment needs within VHA’s HOMES data collection system and electronic health record.

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Data Dashboard

Reports and Recommendations Published Within the Last 12 Months
147
Reports
761
Recommendations
$3.4B
Monetary Impact

The numbers totaled above are for published reports and recommendations only; the investigations and procurement-sensitive contract review totals can be found in the Semiannual Reports to Congress.

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