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| Date May 1, 1984 |
Report No. 124022 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 124022 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST 'Tuesday, May 1, 1984 Statement Associate Director, of Michael Zimmerman Division Human Resources Before the Senate On the Mr. be here authority Medicaid Medicare possible doctors, held /
/ Special Expanded Committee Federal the for on Aging Exclusion Authority we are federal Me... |
| Date June 10, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-65 |
Title
I . .
1 * 1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN R-URGE8 DIVISION B-211533 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: III II
121666 June 10, 1983 Howard M. Metzenbaum Senate Metzenbaum: ' SSA Needs ,to Protect Against 'of' Interest in Its Disability (GAO/HRD-83-65) Possible C,onflicts Programs Ina December 16, 1981, letter, youasked us to address several conce... |
| Date Feb. 22, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-43 |
Title
February 22, 1983 Ms. Barbara Cage1 Regional Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Region V 175 West Jackson Boulevard Sui:e A-835 Chicago, Illinois 60604 Dear . Ys. Cagel: Review Duplicate of Hedicare Payments and Medicaia in Michigan Subject: (GAO/HRD-83-43) As part of our continuing review of medical payments under the practices and the Medicare and Hedicaid programs, we reviewed p... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-36 |
Title
PI’ THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFI (‘r 76 I4 Report ToThe Secretary Of Health And Human Services Physician Cost-Containment Training Can Reduce Medical Costs
Physicians play a major role in determining the Nation’s health care costs, and studies have shown that increased emphasis on training them in cost-containment techniques can produce lower costs. GAO’s review showed that, although prog... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-82-31 |
Title
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20948 B-205827 The Honorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary% Subjectt,' ' How Health Maintenance Organizations Control Costs{:(HRD-82-31) In evaluating how health maintenance organizations I(HMOs) have attempted to reduce health care costs, we have obtakned information from 12 HMOs which we believe would be useful t... |
| Date June 24, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-67 |
Title
L. J /b -I’- 3 --5 7 i;c If” bk” THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Will There Be Enough Trained Medical Personnel In Case Of War?
The number and types of medical personnel in the military active duty and reserve forces fall far short of the total projected requirements for the current most-demanding wartime planning scenarios. Training of medical personnel in com... |
| Date April 20, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-61 |
Title
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it. M. Goldwater, Jr. entatives al Cortical Extract Off Drug Market
In .,lanuary 1978, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent regulatory letters to drug firms involved !:I the marketing of adrenal cortical extract praducts advising them that it considered these products to be unapproved new drugs and in violation of the Feder... |
| Date April 1, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-69 |
Title
UNJTEB STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTJNGOFFJCE BELEASED WASHINGTON, DC 20548 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: .c Subject: 'Transfer I**,Health of Physicians from the Boston Public Service Hospitaiw?HRD-81-69)p ii In response to your October 30, '1980, req&st'; we revie... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-81-31 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEAS Public Representation On Boards And Blue Shield Allowances: Important Relationship Not Found
G s here an artainable differance in costcontainment efkts between Blue Shield plans with boards of dfqctors apparently controlled by public reprkentativw versus those wi majority of health care provider members 3 A though influance or control is difficult to ... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1980 |
Report No. HRD-80-113 |
Title
Extent Of Billings By Nonpsychiatric Specialty Physicians For Mental Health Services Under CHAMPUS
The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services pays benefits for mental health services provided by both mental health specialists and nonpsychiatric specialty physicians. Mental health services billed by nonpsychiatric specialty physicians amounted to an estimated 4.3 percent of t... |
| Date Nov. 6, 1979 |
Report No. 094324 |
Title
. I 2 Address P r e s e n t e d a t t h e P l e n a r y S e s s i o n
of t h e 0 '
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'V 9 0 t h Annual Meetin9 of t h e
A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a n M e d i c a l C o l l e g e s p in W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. on November 5 , 1 9 7 9 srq& E l m e r B. S t a a t s Comptroller G e n e r a l of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s "GAO AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH" c f 'I It gives me great pleasure to... |
| Date Sept. 6, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-111 |
Title
-* l z i REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES .! Comptroller General
RELEASED , GAO compared samples of physician charges and allowances at six Medicare carriers and found that physicians usually charge Medicare patients the same as other patients, but that Medicare usually allows less for physician’s services than do private health insurance plans. HEW headquarters officials said they do not know t... |
| Date Aug. 16, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-107 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ’ OF THEUNITEDSTATES rllQi& llnillilllllllllllllillllllllllll
LM110156 Report ToThe Congress
i Military Medicine Is In Trouble: Complete Reassessment Needed
Largely because of an insufficient number of physicians, the ability of the military’s direct medical care system to deliver care in peacetime is seriously impaired. Some medical services have been substantially cu... |
| Date June 29, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-76 |
Title
/mPgo _ B)’ THE CO M PTROL ER GENERA L l~~l~~~~~~l~~~~ L r 1 Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES - More Can Be Done To Achieve Greater Efficiency In Contracting Medicare Claims Processing
This is a comprehensive study of the claims processing system under Medicare. GAO found many opportunities for HEW to improve its administration and is recommending that the Congress and HEW take a number... |
| Date June 22, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-86 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF THE OS. UNITED STATES 20548 B-133044 RELEASED JUNE 22, 1979 The Honorable William Proxmire Chairman, Subcommittee on HUDIndependent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: the Veterans education -(rzsidtneflgrogram 53 The enclosure discusses the extent to which VA has assumed responsibility for the graduate medical education o... |
| Date June 11, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-80 |
Title
rc . OF THEUNITEDSTATES Employees’ Camp a+’
The 1974 amendments to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act allow continuation of employees’ pay after an injury and give employees a free choice of a physician in injury cases. These provisions and increased employee awareness of the program have sharply increased claims for on-the-job injuries involving time lost from work. Employing agencie... |
| Date March 16, 1979 |
Report No. HRD-79-8 |
Title
REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEASED The VA Health Manpower Assistance Program: Goals, Progress, And Shortcomings
A Veterans Admininistration program is intended to increase the number of physicians and other trained health professionals in the United States and to insure the best possible care for veterans. GAO reviewed VA’s management of the program and found that it needs a number of imp... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-146 |
Title
N. CcNm
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I4by L 3LE- a i~ STRmT'IED Not to be rem d ea GOwM ,, Om enxeepte ,S bld S ,by the Otie Aft r@S5JtVf r3le
jj s e * enerMal
adtapproval . RL >' LP Fi Comptroller General
iQF THE UNITED STATES A Plan For Improving The Disability Determination Process By Bringing It Under Complete Federal
Management Should Be Developed
The F deral disability insurance program rind the Supplemental Secu... |
| Date Aug. 22, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-77-135 |
Title
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f-Ml06841 I Because of prob!ems in adequateiy assesskig the unmet demand FL’ health care in HEWdesignated health marqxwer shortage ayeas, many flational f-4ealth Service Corps physicians are underused in terms of patients served. This raises swious qurstions abou: the extent of unme: demand for health care in some of these arrjbs, and therefore, the ... |
| Date July 25, 1978 |
Report No. 106842 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
06842 - [B2207252] (Restricted) rSurvey of Dietetic Services in Selected Nursing Homes in
Georgia and South Carolina]. July 25, 1978. 6 pp. (2 pp.). + 2 appendices Report to Virginia S. Smyth, Regional Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration: Region IV, Atlanta, GA; by Marvin Colbs, Regional Manager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Atlanta). Contact: Field Opera... |
| Date May 31, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-111 |
Title
DOCUBINT RESUME
05993 - (81526572 (Restricted) [Information on Assignment Rates under Medicare]. HRD-78-111; B-164031(4). May 31, 1978. 2 pp. + enclosure (15 pp.). Report to Rep. John E. Soss, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee; Rep. Anthony Moffett; by Elmer 8. Staats, Comptroller Gcneral. Issue Area: Health Programs: Reimbursem... |
| Date May 16, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-77-92 |
Title
There appears to be some agreement within the medica! professicn regarding the need t3 tra:? ‘nore primary care physicrans in the Uniied States. This view is 132); based upon any particular st!Jdy but rather on obb:ervatlnns by people in the health care field. Opinions differ as to what constitutes a sufficient suppfy of specialists end whethe; too n-any of certain spec:alists are being trained.... |
| Date April 11, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-104 |
Title
DOCOUENT RESUI 05702 lB1166108] (eerte)
f tl,ASE( 5 31S Review of GHi's Administration of art of edicare in Queens county, ew York. HBD-78-104; B-164031(4). April 11, 1976e 14 pp. * 2 enclosures (5 pp.). Report to Rep. Benjamin S. Rosenthal; y Phili; A. Bernstein (for Gregory J. Ahart, Director, usen esources Div.). Issue Area: Health Programs (1200). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function:... |
| Date April 7, 1978 |
Report No. 094713 |
Title
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| Date April 4, 1978 |
Report No. 105698 |
Title
'~CURINT RESUli
05698 - [81226159] [Followup on VAts Use of Psychotberapeutic 1978. 3 pp. Drugs]. AFril 4, Report to Wallace E. Busbee, Acting Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Veterans Administration; by George D. Pock, Assistant Director, Huma Resaources itv. Contact: Human Resources Div. Organization Concerned: Veterans Administratica: Dept. of Medicine and Surgery. An April 1975 re... |
| Date March 30, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-84 |
Title
: I I b b’’ i’iEP0RTBY THE 7 6 &,$ SC’ ,:) fi- ; 1’:: 1 p . ’ .a - Comptroller General
OF THE UNiTED STATES
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_- -.-_--. __ __.____._.___. ---_ Health Care Needs Of Veterans In Puerto Rico And The Virgin Islands Should Be Assessed .
The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs asked GAO to review ?wo VA programs to provide medica... |
| Date March 10, 1978 |
Report No. GGD-78-22 |
Title
DOCOffIT RB.,DEB 05116 - [ B0735658 Retail Diversioa cf Lesa] Drugs: A Ilscr Problem etb i o Easy SotUe.ton. CG-D-i8-22. B-175425. sarcfh 10, l978. 36 pp. + 3 appe4uicfs (7 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Blmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Lawu Eforcement and Crise Prevention (500); iaiv Enforcement and Crime Prevention: Impact of Federal Efforts to Strengthen State and Local capab... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-55 |
Title
DOCUiEWT RSURE 04832 - [B0445336] (eestricted) r Allegations concerning Inadequate Medical Care at Elmendorf AFB Hospital]. HRD-78-55;~B--1331'42. February 10, 1978. 7 pp. Report to Rep. Don Youn; Sen. Ted Stevens; by Gregory J. Director, Human Reso~uts Div. Issue Area: Health Prgrams (1200). Contact: Hunan Resource:q Div. Budget Function: Health: Health Care Services Ahart, (551). Organization Co... |
| Date Feb. 7, 1978 |
Report No. HRD-78-32 |
Title
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LM104831 B-164031(4)
RBSTHCTED A~~t:W by tf~ Wtk Rot to k r0kasod wtdde tbe Beneral Ctfiw except on the b8sb of spmcif;c approval of Congrezaosaf Rtitrons, The Honorable L. H. Fountain Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear
Mr. Chairman: . In response to your letter of March 24, 1977,... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1977 |
Report No. GGD-78-31 |
Title
DCCU6SANT EESOUE 04569 - [B0044938] Audit of the Office of the Attending Physician Revolving Fund, Fiscal Year 1977. GGD-78-31; B-181604. December 29, 1977. 3 pp. + 3 enclosures (3 pp,). Report to the Congrees; General. by Rotket F. Keller, Acting Comptroller issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reporting ~2800). Contact: General Govertcent Div. Budget Function: General Government.: Legislative Fu... |
| Date Nov. 16, 1977 |
Report No. HRD-78-18 |
Title
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| Date April 14, 1977 |
Report No. 102222 |
Title
/Oz 2,2-2 DOCBZIST lNSUSE
02222 - [Al452442 1 [Review of the Hedical School Affiliation Program at the Veterans Adainistration Hospital, ashington, 'D.C. ]*. pril 14, 1977.. 3 pp. * enclosure (1I pp.!). Report to A. A. Gavazzi, Director, Teterans Administration: VA dospital, Washington, DC; by George D. ,Peck, Assistant Director, Human Resources and Development Div. Issue Area: Health Programs (t2... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1977 |
Report No. 089067 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-146858 TEE 2 5 5977 The Honorable The Asslstant Dear Dr Smith Secretary of Defense (HA) We recently completed a survey of Department of Defense (DOD) medical facllltles In the Unrted States and Europe As part of that survey, we dlstrlbuted questlonnalres to physlcrans assigned to seven mllltary hospitals to obtai... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1977 |
Report No. B-146858 |
Title
DOCUlswT RB3sUB
00515 - [A0891480] (Restricted) (Results of Physician Questionnaire]. B-146858. February 25, 1977. 3 pp. Report to Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs); by Thomas P. McCormick, Assistant Director, Human Resources Div. Issue Area: Health Programs: Health Providers (1202). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Health (S5... |
| Date Jan. 27, 1977 |
Report No. 089072 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. DC 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION JAN 2 7 1977
John L Federal McLucas Avlatlon The Honorable Administrator, Admlnlstratlon Department of Dear Dr Transportation McLucas We have reviewed the Federal Av~at-ron Admlnlstratlon's (FAA) procedures for determining whether all civll~an airmen are medically fit to fly Our review of how FA... |
| Date Jan. 14, 1977 |
Report No. FGMSD-76-79 |
Title
DOCIMENT RESUE
00610 - [A0590983] Improprieties in Time and Attendance Practices at edical Facilities. FGMSD-76-79; B-184661. January 14, 1977. 7 pp. RepoLt to Sen. Herman E. Talmadge; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: Treating Criminal Offenders (503). Contact: Financial and General anagement Studies Div. Budget Function: Law Enforcement an... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-77-25 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
00500 - [A0590617i Funding of California. ission Commun ty Health Center, San Francisco, B-164031(5); HRD-77-25. December 7, 1976. 3 PFp Report to Secretary, Department of Health, Educatior., and welfare; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Issue Area: Health Programs: Health Faciliiies (1203)} Coutact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Health: Health Care Servi... |
| Date Nov. 8, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-77-14 |
Title
UN~DSTAT~~GENERALACC~UNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 WUMAN amouRcm mvlslow MOV 8 I976 B-133044 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. of Defense Secretary: questionnaires to former uniformed physicians to determine why they left the service. Dur incJ our recent review of problems facing Federal agenand retaining physicians and dentists, we sent questionnaires concerning employee satisfaction an... |
| Date Nov. 8, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-77-13 |
Title
. ' UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 HUMAN ROURS C NOV 8
B-133044 176 The Honorable The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Dear Mr. Secretary: During our recent review of problems facing Federal agencies in recruiting and retaining physicians and dentists, we sent questionnaires concerning employee satisfaction and job intentions to Public Health Service (PHS... |
| Date Nov. 8, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-77-15 |
Title
UNITED STAE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFE
D.C. 2~~548 WASHINGTON. UOV8 I876 The Honorable Richard &. Roudebush Administrator of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Roudebush: During our recent review of problems facing Federal agencies in recruiting and retaining physicians and dentists, we sent questicnnaires concernklg employee satisfaction and job intentions to Department of Medicine and Surgery (DM&S) physici... |
| Date Aug. 30, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-162 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS UNITED STATES
BY THE COMPTROLLER G OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE LIBRARY SYSTEM C3 Recruiting And Retaining Federal Physicians And Dentists: Problems Progress, And Actions Needed For The Future
The Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, and Public Health Service are each experiencing some problems in the recruitment of physicians. Except for certain... |
| Date June 15, 1976 |
Report No. HRD-76-140 |
Title
Scholarship Program. We excluded from the analysis, nanScholarship-Prcgras-related Federal funding (such as Federal cspitation and research grants) provi.ded to medical schools by var ions Federal agencies. Such filndina is made available to civilian schools for reasons totally u.,related to the Scholarship Progran and will continue regardless of whetiier . the Program continues a analysis is par... |
| Date May 5, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-122 |
Title
8. .* D-76- iota.--y-.-J?y-76 CONGRiSS \’ -i\”‘1.4,
OLLER GENERAL BY THE CQ OF THE UNITED STATES ~043 3w Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Two Military Physicia rocurement Programs: The Scholarship Program And The University Program
Department of Defense
GAO’s analysis compares the cost effectiveness of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program and the Uniformed Services Univers... |
| Date May 5, 1975 |
Report No. MWD-75-83 |
Title
The Honorable David E. Satterfield , Chairman, Subcommittee on Hospitals ;.\ ,f Committee on Veterans' Affairs b-mHouse of Representatives / Dear Mr. Chairman: III !_Y 3. ' "' */ \ / On April 22, 1975, your staff requested certain information we had gathered on theiadequacy of medical staffing in selected Veterans Administration hospitals] Specifically, you were interested . ~T.l --the for budget ... |
| Date Jan. 9, 1975 |
Report No. 094606 |
Title
1 t . 4 . . . - w 11 1 l 1I l 1 11ll1 l1 l 1l
094606 c INTERNAL AUDITING AND GAO's AUDIT STANDARDS 1 Ellsworth H. Morse, Jr. . , Assistant Comptroller General U. S. General Accounting Office before the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Institute 3 Oklahoma Cit
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I . t i 709796 The expenditure budget of the Federal Government i s now running a t a c l i p of around $300 bi1,lion a year.
W i n t h ... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1974 |
Report No. 091053 |
Title
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| Date Oct. 10, 1973 |
Report No. B-140300 |
Title
RELEASED B-140300 cI +&The Honorable Charles ’ House of Representatives / Dear Mr. Vanik: A. Vanik Your May 23, 1973, letter asked us to examine and obtain data on the F~nro~m-~~~~~~.~~-~~s-~~~ s Pursuant to your request and after discussion with your PA). 1 office, we reviewed the Civil Service Commission (CSC) role in ’ the program and developed data on schools, participants, and salaries. W... |
| Date June 1, 1973 |
Report No. B-166866 |
Title
CQMF’TROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. QF
D.C. THE UNITED
2OS4B STA-fES Y B-166866 The Honorable Wm. Jennings Bryan Committee on Veterans’ House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Dorn Affairs uo Id f4 Your letter of September 7, 1972, requested us to as certain the arn~~~~,s,,,~n”d~~n.~“~~~,~..,..g,~y~~~nlc.~ .t o 7 Q Ve f er ans 1 ~~~.i.n.i,s,,t,r~ation... .@A) ~~~~,,.ic,lang,““~.y~ Fl... |
| Date June 28, 1971 |
Report No. 092615 |
Title
U:~~TEDSTATES GENERAL AC~‘JU~~TING OFFICE
WASHINGTON,‘D C 2X% CIVIL DIVISION JIRM 28, 1971 Dear Mr. Ball: mrtig a recent snrvey of I%dEcas?epayments 3.lwol.ving hospS.tsX-based ghysi.e%a~~ in ZlXU.nois, we noted a situation where cme hospsital mce%w!d, zmd tm others may hmm received, excess5~ part B PehbnPs@ments Ql! '~dfas" which were not acl;jpastedbythe %nte~mtimy~ IB are bre.&nmg this matt... |
