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| Date Jan. 13, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-97 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery GAO-04-97 a January 2004 MEDICARE Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery Highlights of GAO-04-97, a report to congressional committees Medicare pays for assistant-atsurgery services under both the hospital inpatient prospective paym... |
| Date Oct. 22, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-167 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters SPECIALTY HOSPITALS Geographic Location, Services Provided, and Financial Performance GAO-04-167 October 2003 SPECIALTY HOSPITALS Geographic Location, Services Provided, and Financial Performance Highlights of GAO-04-167, a report to the Honorable Bill Thomas, Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1056 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted GAO-03-1056 September 2003 MEDICARE Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted Highlights of GAO-03-1056, a report to congressional committees In 1999, the Health Care Financing Administration, now called the Cente... |
| Date Sept. 24, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1176T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives INFECTIOUS DISEASES Gaps Remain in Surveillance Capabilities of State and Local Agencies
Statement of Janet Heinrich Director, Health Care—P... |
| Date Sept. 19, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-948 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered GAO-03-948 September 2003 MEDICARE Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered Highlights of GAO-03-948, a report to the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committ... |
| Date Aug. 6, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-924 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2003 Report to Congressional Committees HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans but Lack Certain Capacities for Bioterrorism Response GAO-03-924 August 2003 HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans but Lack Certain Capacities for Bioterrorism Response Highlights of GAO-03-924, a report to the Senate C... |
| Date July 16, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-998T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATIONS Use of Contracting Processes and Strategies to Award Contracts for Medical-Surgical Products
Statement for the Record by Marjo... |
| Date May 7, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-769T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives SARS OUTBREAK Improvements to Public Health Capacity Are Needed for Responding to Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Statement of Janet Heinrich Direc... |
| Date April 18, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-683R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 18, 2003 The Honorable Bill Thomas Chairman Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Jerry Kleczka House of Representatives Subject: Specialty Hospitals: Information on National Market Share, Physician Ownership, and Patients Served
Specialty hospitals represent a small but growing segment of the health ca... |
| Date March 17, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PROVIDER ENROLLMENT Opportunities to Enhance Program Integrity Efforts GAO-03-185 March 2003 MEDICARE PROVIDER ENROLLMENT Opportunities to Enhance Program Integrity Efforts Highlights of GAO-03-185, a report to the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the House... |
| Date March 14, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-460 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS Crowded Conditions Vary among Hospitals and Communities GAO-03-460 March 2003 HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS Crowded Conditions Vary among Hospitals and Communities Highlights of GAO-03-460, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-963 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2002 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENTS Refinements Needed to Better Account for Geographic Differences in Wages GAO-02-963 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Medicare Labor Cost Adjustment Does Not Adequately Account for Wage Differences within Certain Areas Through Reclassification, Some Hospitals Receive a... |
| Date April 30, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-690T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2002 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Business and Consumer Rights, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATIONS
Pilot Study Suggests Large Buying Groups Do Not Always Offer Hospitals Lower Prices
Statement for the Record by William ... |
| Date April 5, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-546 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE FRAUD AND ABUSE DOJ Continues to Promote Compliance with False Claims Act Guidance GAO-02-546 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background DOJ’s Oversight Aims to Foster Compliance with False Claims Act Guidance National Initiatives Are Being Conducted in Accordance with the Guidance Hospital Associ... |
| Date Nov. 15, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-244T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, November 15, 2001 AMBULANCE SERVICES Changes Needed to Improve Medicare Payment Policies and Coverage Decisions
Statement of Laura A. Dummit Director, Health Care—Medicare Payment Issues GAO-02-244T Mr. Chairman and Members of the... |
| Date June 22, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-747 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Committees EMERGENCY CARE EMTALA Implementation and Enforcement Issues GAO-01-747 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Hospitals and Physicians Have Concerns About Effects and Extent of EMTALA Responsibilities Numbers of EMTALA Violations and Fines Relatively Small, and Hospitals Are Rarely Terminated Concluding O... |
| Date April 16, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-434 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2001 Report to Congressional Committees ST. ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL Real Property Issues Related to the West Campus GAO-01-434 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 16, 2001 The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman The Honorable Robert C. Byrd Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable C.W. Bill... |
| Date Nov. 17, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-60R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 November 17, 2000 The Honorable Pete Stark House of Representatives Subject: Occupational Safety: Selected Cost and Benefit Implications of Needlestick Prevention Devices for Hospitals Dear Mr. Stark: This letter responds to your request for an examination of the potential benefits and costs of changes that would be mandated under the pr... |
| Date Sept. 15, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-174R |
Title
GAO
Accountabilty
* Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-285973 September 15, 2000 The Honorable William B. Thomas Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Hospital Payment: PPS Includes Several Policies Intended to Help Rural Hospitals Dea... |
| Date Sept. 1, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-177R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283429 September 1, 2000 The Honorable Pete Stark Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare and Managed Care Plans: Payments and Costs for Selected Hospitals Dear Mr. Stark: Hospitals have reported financial diffic... |
| Date March 31, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-73 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Congressional Requesters MEDICARE FRAUD AND ABUSE DOJ Has Made Progress in Implementing False Claims Act Guidance GAO/HEHS-00-73 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-284822 March 31, 2000 Congressional Requesters Health care fraud in the United States costs taxpayers bi... |
| Date Aug. 6, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-170 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE FRAUD AND ABUSE DOJ’s Implementation of False Claims Act Guidance in National Initiatives Varies GAO/HEHS-99-170 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-282251 August 6, 1999 The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman The Honorabl... |
| Date April 15, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-59 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE Early Evidence of Compliance Program Effectiveness Is Inconclusive GAO/HEHS-99-59 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-280879 April 15, 1999 The Honorable John L. Mica Chairman Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy... |
| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-174 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1998 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Concerns With Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Audits GAO/HEHS-98-174 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278015 July 23, 1998 The Honorable Bill Th... |
| Date July 10, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-195 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE Application of the False Claims Act to Hospital Billing Practices GAO/HEHS-98-195 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-280088 July 10, 1998 The Honorable Bill Archer Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means House of Representa... |
| Date April 1, 1998 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-75 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICAL READINESS Efforts Are Underway for DOD Training in Civilian Trauma Centers GAO/NSIAD-98-75 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-279215 April 1, 1998 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman The Honorable Carl Levin Ranki... |
| Date June 11, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-60 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1997 Report to Congressional Committees and the Administrator of General Services DRUG PRICES Effects of Opening Federal Supply Schedule for Pharmaceuticals Are Uncertain GAO/HEHS-97-60 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276585 June 11, 1997 The Honorable Fred Thompson,... |
| Date April 15, 1997 |
Report No. AA-97-14(2) |
Title
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| Date March 11, 1997 |
Report No. T-HEHS-97-94 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 1997 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICAID Recent Spending Experience and the Administration’s Proposed Program Reform
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Educ... |
| Date March 3, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-77R |
Title
uaedstates General Acconnting~ce Washin@on, D.C. 20648 B-276272 March 3,19!97 The HonorableJohn R X&&h chainnan, Committeeon the Budget Houseof Representatives . ‘on subject Medicaidz GraduateMeduxlEducaiz PavmenQ DearMr.chainnan: en& primarily through its Medkare prom is the largest The f&eral gsinglepayertoteachingh~~fforthecoststheyincurtrainingmedical residents.’ Medicaremakesgraduate medi... |
| Date Jan. 29, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-21 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 1997 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING Improvements Needed in FDA’s System for Monitoring Problems With Approved Devices GAO/HEHS-97-21 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-266228 January 29, 1997 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Chairman The... |
| Date Jan. 2, 1997 |
Report No. AA-97-14(1) |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 1997 Health, Education and Human Services Division T Health Services
Quality and Public Health Issue Area Active Assignments c GA/A-9-1(1 06OA 2\ A9 1) Foreword This report was prepared primarily to inform Congressional members and key staff of ongoing assignments in the General Accounting Office's Health Services Quality and Public Health issue ... |
| Date May 17, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-124 |
Title
-GAO United States General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Human Education, and Services Division B-265686 May 17,1996 The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Since fiscal year 1994, the Congress has appropriated nearly $1 billion for the Uniformed Services T... |
| Date May 13, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-141 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1996 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Effects of Mandated Cost Sharing on Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities Likely to Be Minor G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-141 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-271864 May 13, 1996 The Honorable Daniel ... |
| Date April 22, 1996 |
Report No. AIMD-96-42 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1996 Report to Congressional Requesters DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Information on Health Care Costs G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/AIMD-96-42 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-265725 April 22, 1996 The Honorable James T. Walsh Chairman The Honorable Julian C. Dixon Ranking Min... |
| Date March 1, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-97W |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1996 Health, Education, and Human Services Division Reports Health Education Employment Social Security Welfare Veterans GAO/HEHS-96-97W Preface The General Accounting Office (GAO), an arm of the Congress, was established to independently audit government agencies. GAO’s Health, Education, and Human Services (HEHS) Division reviews the government... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-29 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1996 Report to Congressional Committees FHA HOSPITAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM Health Care Trends and Portfolio Concentration Could Affect Program Stability GAO/HEHS-96-29 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-258517 February 27, 1996 The Honorable Alfonse M. D’Amat... |
| Date Jan. 23, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-76R |
Title
united state8 GAO
GeneralAcconntingOmce
Washington, D.C. 20548 Health,EdacationandRnmanSeticee Division B-270874 January 23, 1996 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Dingell: Because of increasing health care costs over the past decade, states have been searching for new ways to help finance the $140 billion Medicaid program... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1995 |
Report No. AIMD-95-169 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1995 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICAL LIABILITY Impact on Hospital and Physician Costs Extends Beyond Insurance GAO/AIMD-95-169 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-260671 September 29, 1995 The Honorable Bill Arch... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-95-9 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAL EDUCATION Curriculum and Financing Strategies Need to Encourage Primary Care Training GAO/HEHS-95-9 United States General Accounting Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-249760 October 21, 1994 The Honorable David H. Pryor Chairman The Honorable William S. Cohen Ranking Minority M... |
| Date Aug. 16, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-189 |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-256200 August 16,1994 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to your request for information on the compensation paid to the chief executiv... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-194FS |
Title
GAO
August 1994 United States General Accounting Office /LJ?Fz24- Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Technology, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives MEDICAID Chmges in Best Price for Outpatient Drugs Purchased by HMOs and Hospitals GAO/EEHS-94-194FS 1 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO r&d United States General Accounting Office W... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-220 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office pw GAO
August 1994 Report to the Honorable Fortney H. (Pete) Stark, House of Representatives HEALTH CARE Federal and State Antitrust Actions Concerning the Health
Care Industry GAO/HEHS-94-220 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-252783 A... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-133 |
Title
United States GeneraI Accounting Office fit-we GAO
August 1994 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICAID States Use Illusory Approaches to Shift Pr0gEi.m Costs to Federal Government GAO/H.EHS-94-133 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO. United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. ... |
| Date July 11, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-176 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Technology, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives
July 1994 HEALTH CARti REFORM Potential Difficulties in Determining Eligibility for Low-Incom,e People GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Divisi... |
| Date July 7, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-180FS |
Title
United States GezaeralAccounting OfTice in157 .GAO
July 1994 Fact Sheet for the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle, U.S. Senate INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE Efforts to Recruit Health Care Professionals jI Printed copies of this document will be available shortly. GAO/HEHS-94-180FS _GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-256118
E July 7,... |
| Date May 4, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-33 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May lYY4 . Report to Congressional Requesters /.6/i MEDICARE Graduate Medical Education Payment Policy Needs to Be Reexamined GAO/HERS-9433 GAO United St&es General Accounting Oflice Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Semices Division B-254528 May 5,1994 The Honorable David H. Pryor Chairman The Honorable Wm S. Cohen Ranking Miuority Mem... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1993 |
Report No. T-HRD-94-70 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Oversight and Investigations Committeeon Energy and Commerce Houseof Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:OCJ p.m. Tuesday December 7. 1993 HOSPITALS Chief Executives’ Compensation, 19894991
Statementof JanetL. Shikles AssistantComptroller General Human ResourcesDivision OS~7?/15OrsP
GAO/T-HRD-94-70 I SU... |
| Date July 22, 1993 |
Report No. HRD-93-124 |
Title
IJnited States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1993 Report to Congressional Requesters NONPROFIT HOSPITALS For-Profit Ventures Pose Access and Capacity Problems GAO/fIRI)-9% 124 r‘ l
Lx A0 United States General Accounting Office Washington;D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-243436 July 22, 1993 The Honorable Fortney (Pete) Stark Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means ... |
| Date June 14, 1993 |
Report No. HRD-93-79 |
Title
HOSPITAL STERILANTS Insufficient FDA Regulation May Pose a Public Health Risk -.-we-. GAO United States General Accounting Office WasNngton, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-243343 June 14,1993 The Honorable William F. Clinger, Jr. Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Clinger: This report is in response to a January 17,1992, request from... |
