Post by Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General

Protecting the integrity of VA programs: The VA OIG conducted an audit to assess whether the Veterans Health Administration complied with VA policies when purchasing pharmaceuticals through the open market. The audit team found that VHA facilities did not always comply with the policy before making open-market purchases. The audit also revealed that VHA spent about $322.5 million on pharmaceutical purchases outside the prime vendor contract during the audit period. The VA OIG made three recommendations. https://lnkd.in/e-2ivKPX