The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued two reports: 1) on the use of the Defense Production Act to help with medical supply chain issues; and 2) on the numbers of full-time employees who are dependent on federal health care and other assistance programs. GAO found that there are no clear plans on using the Defense Production Act to increase critical medical supplies. GAO also found that millions of full-time workers still need health care programs like Medicaid to meet basic needs. To read the GAO report on the use of the Defense Production Act for medical supplies, use the first link below. To read highlights of the GAO report on the use of the Defense Production Act for medical supplies, use the second link below. To access the GAO podcast on the use of the Defense Production Act for medical supplies, use the third link below. To read the GAO report on the numbers of full-time employees who are dependent on federal health care and other assistance programs, use the fourth link below. To read highlights of the GAO report on the numbers of full-time employees who are dependent on federal health care and other assistance programs, use the fifth link below. To access the GAO podcast on the numbers of full-time employees who are dependent on federal health care and other assistance programs, use the last link below.
https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/710806.pdf (GAO report on use of the Defense Production Act for medical supplies)
https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/710807.pdf (GAO highlights on use of the Defense Production Act for medical supplies)
https://www.gao.gov/multimedia/podcast/710626 (GAO podcast on use of the Defense Production Act for medical supplies)
https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/710203.pdf (GAO report on numbers of full-time employees who are dependent on federal health care and other assistance programs)
https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/710202.pdf (GAO highlights on numbers of full-time employees who are dependent on federal health care and other assistance programs)
https://www.gao.gov/multimedia/podcast/710684 (GAO podcast on numbers of full-time employees who are dependent on federal health care and other assistance programs)