Government Accountability Office

Foster Care Program: Improved Processes Needed to Estimate Improper Payments and Evaluate Related Corrective Actions Government Accountability Office

Given continuing concerns about financial vulnerabilities in the Foster Care program, you asked us to conduct a review of the program?s improper payment estimate and reduction strategies. Specifically, our objectives were to (1) determine the extent to which ACF?s estimation methodology generated a reasonably accurate and complete estimate of Foster Care improper payments and (2) determine the extent to which ACF?s corrective actions reduced improper payments.