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Date June 27, 1986 Report No. AFMD-86-7 Title

Financial Management: An Assessment of the Veterans Administration's Major Processes

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT An Assessment of the Veterans Administration’s Major Processes 03bRb GAO/AJ?MD-86-7 Volume 1 of 2 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Financial Management Division B-221679 June 27,1986 The Honorable...
Date June 20, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-60 Title

Public Hospitals: Sales Lead to Better Facilities but Increased Patient Costs

-...- -I_ _- -..- --- --...- United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to the Honorable Sam Nunn United States Senate 130 3x3 - PUBLIC HOSPITALS SalesLead to Better Facilities but Increased Patient Costs RELEASED . GAO unitedstates General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Besources Division B-223097 June 20, 1986 The Honorable Sam Nunn United States Senate Dear Senator Nunn:...
Date June 3, 1986 Report No. 130022 Title

Health: Quality of Care Issues in the Medicare Program

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. June 3, 1986 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMEVALUATION AND METHODOLOGYDIVISION ON QUALITY @F CARE ISSUES IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM r* ’ BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE I IllIll 130022 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: It Committee quality pros...
Date June 2, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-10 Title

Post-Hospital Care: Efforts To Evaluate Medicare Prospective Payment Effects Are Insufficient

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Date May 21, 1986 Report No. 129914 Title

Health: Nursing Home Standards Enforcement

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 WIIll1 llllllll 129914 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY May 21, 1986 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION FOR THE RECORD BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE ON NURSING HOME STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE COMMITTEE: We are pleased enforcing requirements. po...
Date April 22, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-48 Title

Medicare: Existing Contract Authority Can Provide for Effective Program Administration

___- United States General Accouuting Office GAO -II-. ~__ Report to the Congress _--~- __~ April 1986 MEDICARE Existing Contract Authority Can Provide for Effective Program Administration GAO/HRD-86-48 _-.. -. ---> GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Comptroller General of the United States B-220954 April 22, 1986 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of th...
Date April 22, 1986 Report No. 129687 Title

Health: Funding of Contractors for Medicare Claims Processing

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1986 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION HI llll 111111111 129687 ON BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FUNDING QF CONTRACTORSFOR MEDICARE CLAIMS PROCESSING Mr. Chairman and Mem...
Date March 26, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-44BR Title

DOD Health Care: Lengths of Stay in Defense Hospitals Compared to Civilian Hospitals

INI United States General Accom~ng Office Briefing Report to the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye United States Senate March 1986 DOD HEALW CARE Lengths of Stay in Defense Hospitals Compared to Civilian Hospitals Ill I IIll lllll 129432 * GAO/HRD-86-44BR Q31Lq\5 UNITEDSTATEIS GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MUMAN II-URCU OIVISION March 26, 1986 B-222224 The Honorable united States Dear ...
Date March 7, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-25 Title

Medicare: Past Overuse of Intensive Care Services Inflates Hospital Payments

United States General Accounting Office 3AO , Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (arch 1986 MEDICARE k t Past Overuse of Intensive Care Services I Inflates Hospital Payments F :AO/HRD-86-26 034-l 5 3
Date Jan. 21, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-36 Title

Medicare: Documenting Teaching Physician Services Still a Problem

United States Gefkral Accounting CWfice /33 Report to Congressional Committees . January 1986 lMEDICARE Documenting Teaching Physician Services Still a Problem I 128961 GAO,‘HRBWM AboutOurNewLook.. . This GAO report was produced using a new design and printing process to help you get the information you need more easily. GAO is phasing in this new design. As we do so, we welcome any comments you...
Date Dec. 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-47FS Title

Income Security: Selected Disability Payments

United States General Accounting Office GAO December 1985 Fact She& for the Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate LMI 28950 lllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllll~ INCOME SECURITY Selected Disability Payments 1 UNITED STATS GENERAL AGCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION December 27, 1985 B-220833 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum S...
Date Dec. 13, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-46 Title

Aging: GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1985

i c United States Genhal A’ccounting Office 1 c GAO December 1986 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging U. S. Senate AGING GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1985 L GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-217196 December 13,1985 The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: On Oc...
Date Dec. 11, 1985 Report No. 128595 Title

Health: U.S. Citizens Studying Medicine Abroad

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE DECEMBER 11, STATEMENT OF DAVID P. BAINE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEES ON HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE AND HOUSING AND CONSUMERINTERESTS HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING ON U.S. CITIZENS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD Messrs. Chairmen and Members of we are providing pertaining and return this t...
Date Nov. 12, 1985 Report No. 128404 Title

Health: Evaluating the Effects of Medicare Prospective Payment on Post-Hospital Care

UNITED STATES GENERAI; ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. November 12, 1985 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAM EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGYDIVISION ON EVALUATING PR@?PECTIVE E EFFECTS ,dF MEDICARE i_ . PO$T-HOSPITAL CARE : i "n...."-- BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE ~lll~lll~ 128404 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS O...
Date Nov. 8, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-9 Title

Internal Controls: Second-Year Implementation of the Financial Integrity Act in HHS

United States General Accounting Office ;>orzMo D=wl GA? i Report t6 the’secretary of Health and Human Services , November 1985 INTERNAL CONTROLS Second-Year Implementation of the I Financial Integrity Act in HHS III ll ll~lllllll 128598 GAO/HRD-86-9 0~39-n . About Our New Look . . . This GAO report was produced using a new design and printing process to help you get the information you need mor...
Date Oct. 18, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-28FS Title

Health: Administration of Selected Medicare Activities in Ohio

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Fact Sheet For The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate P Administration ($F Selected IlJ Medicare Activities Iii Ohio 128431 GAO/HRD-86-28 FS OCTOBER lB,1985 ‘i 1 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20877 Telephone ...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-105 Title

Constraining National Health Care Expenditures: Achieving Quality Care at an Affordable Cost

, 111111111111111111 LM128033 Constraining National Health Care Expenditures Achieving Quality Care At An Affordable Cost Comptroller General of the United States - GAO/HRD-85-105 ,,,zber 30, 1985 United States General Accounting Office , Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersbur...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-110 Title

Health: Simulations of a Medicare Prospective Payment System for Home Health Care

, .+:.. ‘4’:‘; - .- ..- .,., .- ,, ._,__ . UNITEDSTATESGENERALAC~O~NTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20544 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION PREFACE This study is based on a request from Congressman Claude Pepper to assist him in drafting a legislative proposal providing for a prospective payment system for home health care services under the Medicare program. Before drafting such a office wanted to know ...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-102 Title

Health: The Congress Should Consider Amending the Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions To Include Disability Beneficiaries

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Congress Should Consider Amending The Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions To Include Disability Beneficiaries The Congress has amended the Social Security Act three times to make Medicare the secondary payer to employer-sponsored group health insurance. As a result, when Medicare beneficiaries between the ages of 65 and 70 and those with end...
Date Sept. 12, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-109 Title

Health: Additional Changes to the Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Major Joint Procedures Are Needed

UNITED WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOlJRCLb DIVISION . Mr. ccl~~ Mr. -===zp kkuugh MI. hTa;r Q September 12, C. McClain Haddow Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Haddow: Additional Changes to the Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Major Joint Procedures Are Needed (GAO/HRD-85-109) Subject: In a June 10, 1985, Notice of Propo...
Date Aug. 28, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-49 Title

Health: VA Needs Better Control Over Its Payments to Private Health Care Providers

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Of Veterans Affairs VA Needs Better Control Over Its Payment$To i Private Health Care Providers In fiscal year 1984 the Veterans Administration’s (VA’s) Department of Medicine and Surgery (DM&S) paid about $93 million to private physicians and other health care providers for care provided to eligible veterans. GAO evaluated DM&S’ ...
Date Aug. 20, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-94 Title

Health: Future Usefulness of Admission Pattern Monitoring System Is Questionable

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLbolJRCU DIVISION August 20, 1985 C. McClain Haddow Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Haddow: Future Usefulness Monitoring System 128138 Subject: of Admission Pattern Is Questionable (GAO/HRD-85-94) The Admission Pattern Monitoring System (APM) originally ...
Date Aug. 8, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-52 Title

Health: Better Patient Management Practices Could Reduce Length of Stay in VA Hospitals

NBY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To,The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Better Patient Management Practices Could Reduce Length Of Stay In VA Hospitals In fiscal year 1984, the Veterans Administration (VA) spent over $8 billion to provide health care to millions of veterans. This amount could rise sharply in the next two decades as millions more veterans become eligible for free VA health services. V...
Date Aug. 1, 1985 Report No. 127580 Title

Health: Opportunities To Reduce Medicare Payments Related To Cataract Surgeries While Enhancing Nationwide Uniformity of Benefits

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. EST THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1985 STATEMENTOF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH ON COMMITTEEON WAYS AND MEANS HOUSEDF REPRESENTATIVES ON OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCEMEDICARE PAYMENTS RELATED 'PO CATARACTSURGERIESWHILE ENHANCINGNATIONWIDE UNIFOR...
Date July 30, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-35 Title

Health: Procedures for Avoiding Excessive Rental Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Under Medicare Should Be Modified

B? THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Finance United States Senate OF THE UNITEDSTATES Procedures For Avoiding Excessive Rental Payments For Durable Medical Equipment 4Jnder .Medicare Should, Be. Modified The extent and amount of excess costs resuiting from long-term rentals of durable medical equipment have been the subject of two previous studies--one by GAO and another ...
Date July 18, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-74 Title

Health: Use of Unaudited Hospital Cost Data Resulted in Overstatement of Medicare's Prospective Payment System Rates

q-3 3Y THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress - OF THEUNITEDSTATES Use Of Unaudited Hospital Cost Data Resulted In Overstatement Of Medicare’s Prospective Payment System Rates When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) computed Medicare’s prospective payment rates for inpatient hospital services, it used unaudited cost reports. Because unaudited cost reports frequently include...
Date July 12, 1985 Report No. 127379 Title

Health: S. 837, S. 1323, and H.R. 1868

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 2 P.M. EDT FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1985 STATEMENTOF MICHAEL ZIMMERNAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH ON COMMITTEEON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON S.837, S..1323, AND H.R. 1868 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased certain bills-wS.837, prote...
Date June 28, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-79 Title

Health: Medicare Part B Beneficiary Appeals Process

UNITED STATS GENERALACCO~~NT:NG WASHINGTON. OFFICE D.C. 20546 HUMAN I1L8OURCtS DIVISION B-219002 RELEASED The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Medicare Part B Beneficiary (CAO/HRD-85-79) llllllllll Wlllll I 127496 Appeals Process This is in response to your request for information about claims processing and due process prot...
Date May 14, 1985 Report No. 126949 Title

Health: Medicare Payments to Hospitals

United States General Accounting D.C. Offlce Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO AM. EDT Tuesday, May 14, 1985 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON +IEDICARE PAYMEYTS TO HOSPITALS -c 1Mr. Chalrnan '17e are related (1) and members pleased o...
Date May 10, 1985 Report No. 126897 Title

Health: Medicare Payment Rates for Pacemaker Surgeries

i . * United States General Accounting D.C. Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 AM. EDT Friday, May 10, 1985 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCiATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEEON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE ON MEDICARE PAYMENT RATES FOR PACEMAKER SURGERIES Mr. Chairman We are prepared Prospective Review ing for the about for an4 members o...
Date April 29, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-60 Title

Health: Payment for Inpatient Alcoholism Detoxification and Rehabilitation Services Under Medicare Needs Attention

WASHINGlOX, D.C. 20548 I I April 29, 1985 Carolyn@ Ii. Davis, Ph.D., Administrator Administration Health Care Financirlg Departlnent 3f iJ,ealth and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: , i , Subject: Payment for Inpatient Alcoholis:n Detoxification .3nd Rehabilitation Services Under Medicare Needs Attention (GAO/MRD-85-60) On October 1, 1983, Medicare heqan its prospective payment are paid based on the...
Date April 24, 1985 Report No. 126757 Title

Health: South Florida HMO Demonstration Projects

United States .f I General Accounting D.C. Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY 126757 STATEMENTOF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH AND LONG-TERMCARE ON SELECT COMMITTEEON AGING UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE SOUTH FLORIDA HMO DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS , Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased our ongo...
Date March 19, 1985 Report No. 126456 Title

Health: H.R. 1370

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT '1 P.M. EST TUESDAY, MARCH19, 1985 STATEMENTOF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON COMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE AND SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH ON COMMITTEEON WAYS AND MEANS UNITED STATES HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON H.R. 1370 Mr. ...
Date March 8, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-48 Title

Health: Problems in Administering Medicare's Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration Projects in Florida

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Lawrence J. Smith House Of Representatives Problems l’h Administering Medicare’s Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration Projects)6 Florida ._._....~~ a-.-x~-aaa ~i-m .~- f In February 1985, the Department of Health and Human Services initiated a program to expand the use of health maintenance organirations(HMQs) by Medicare bene...
Date Feb. 26, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-39 Title

Health: Medicare's Policies and Prospective Payment Rates for Cardiac Pacemaker Surgeries Need Review and Revision

I hs.. A-..~ p] ?.. . + .. . _d _ 953’ ‘ .f BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Special Committee On Aging United States Senate OF THE UNiTED STATES Medicare’s Policies And Prospective Payment Rates For Cardiac Pacemaker Surgeries Need Review And Revision In fiscal year 1983, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented a Medicare prospective payment system (us...
Date Feb. 21, 1985 Report No. PEMD-85-8 Title

Information Requirements for Evaluating the Impacts of Medicare Prospective Payment on Post-Hospital Long-Term Services: Preliminary Report

L . UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. ACCOUNTING 20548 OFFICE EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY OWlSiON PROGRAM E-217732 FEBRUARY 21,1986 The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: I11111 IIll 126291 Information Requirements for Evaluating the Impacts of Medicare Prospective Payment on Post-Hospital Long-Term-Care Services: .-7 Preliminary R...
Date Feb. 1, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-14A Title

Health: Changes Needed in Medicare Payments to Physicians Under the End Stage Renal Disease Program

c . 1 SUPPLEMENTTOAREPORT BVTHE U.S. General Accounting Office Changes Needed In Medicare Payments To Physicians Under 7”he End Stage Renal Disease Program This supplement contains the results of GAO’s questionnaire used to obtain the views on the End Stage Renal Disease program of its beneficiaries and renal physicians who provide services under it. 126126 GAO/HRD-8514A FEBRUARY 1,1985 * @que...
Date Feb. 1, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-14 Title

Health: Changes Needed in Medicare Payments to Physicians Under the End Stage Renal Disease Program

EWTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Health And Human Services Changes Needed Vb Medicare Payments To Physicians Under The End Stage Renal Disease Program Since July 1973, the Medicare program has covered the cost of treating individuals with end stage renal disease. Total program costs have increased from about $229 million in 1974 to more than $1.8 billion in 1983. Rena...
Date Jan. 10, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-25 Title

Health: Opportunities To Reduce Medicare Payments for Prosthetic Lenses While Enhancing Nationwide Uniformity of Benefits

BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Health And Human Services OpportunitiesTo Reduce Medicare Payments For Prosthetic Lenses While Enhancing Nationwide Uniformity Of Benefits Inadequate guidance to Medicare’s claims processing contractors has resulted in unnecessary expenditures for prosthetic lenses and related professional services used after the removal of cataract...
Date Sept. 28, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-90 Title

Health: Excessive Respiratory Therapy Cost and Utilization Data Used in Setting Medicare's Prospective Payment Rates

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFJCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 NUMAN RUOURCU DIVISION September 28, 1984 B-216611 The Honorable The Secretary Margaret M. Heckler of Health and Human Services llllllllllll I 125312 Dear Madam Secretary: Subject: Excessive Respiratory Therapy Cost and Utilization Data Used in Setting Medicare's Prospective Payment Rates (GAO/HRD-84-90) Until October 1, 1983, Medicare...
Date Sept. 27, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-94 Title

Health: Reimbursing Physicians Under Medicare on the Basis of Their Specialty

ACCOUNTING UNITED STATESGENERAL OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RL5OlJRCLS OlVl5lON September 2 7, 198 4 Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D., Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Dear Dr. Davis: Subject: Reimbursing Physicians Under Medicare on the Basis of Their Specialty (GAO/HRD-84-94) Medicare regulations permit differences in prevailing rates for physician services if Medicare carriers...
Date Sept. 26, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-54 Title

Health: Use of a Separate Carrier To Process Medicare Claims for Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Commerce, Transportation And Tourism Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Use Of A Separate Carrier To Process Medicare Claims For Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries +x936 GAOIHRD-84-54 SEPTEMBER 26.1984 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility ...
Date Sept. 18, 1984 Report No. 125177 Title

Health: The Need for Expanded Federal Exclusion Authority

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, September 18, 1984 Statement Associate Director, of Michael Zimmerman Division Human Resources Before the Subcommittee on Health and the 125177 Environment Committee on Energy and Subcommittee Committee United On the Need for States on Health and Commerce on Ways and Means Hous...
Date Aug. 17, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-88 Title

Health: Proposal To Improve Identification and Collection of Medicare Part B Duplicate Payments

Warn STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. u)o46 HUMAN RUOURCOI DIVISION .- August 17, 1984 Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D. Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: Proposal to Improve Identification and Collection Subject: of Medicare Part B Duplicate Payments (GAO/HRD-84-88) Duplicate payments are one of the principal causes o...
Date Aug. 10, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-15-6 Title

Technical Summary: Financial Management Profile of the Health Care Financing Administration

TECHNICAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPROFILE OF THE HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION U.S. PREPARED RY THE STAFF OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE GAO/AFMD-84-15-b AUGUST lo,1984 Foreword The Health Care Financing Administration is an organizational component of the Department of Health and Human Services. In fiscal 1982 it received approximately $91 billion in budget authority. The Health Care...
Date July 12, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-67 Title

Health: Payment Rates for Ambulatory Surgery Centers Are Higher Than Intended by HCFA

I ‘I 8 . I 1. 1.1. . . b&U11 IllaL VA 1 IL,r WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RmURCES DIVISION July ~2, 198-a Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D., Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: II I’ I II III’ I II i IIlIll’i 1 MlllRl II lllll l 125078 J Subject: Payment Rates For Ambulatory Surgery Centers Are Higher Than Intended By The Health...
Date May 1, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-53 Title

Health: Expanded Federal Authority Needed To Protect Medicare and Medicaid Patients From Health Practitioners Who Lose Their Licenses

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The SeGI’etary Of Health And Human &wvices -’ \J:J-G :’ +:* 14 - r(j i asA i Expanded, Federal Authority Needed 10 Protect’ “” / Medicare&d Medicaid Patients From iHealth Ibjcem$$ ---r-i 1,\k.; idi’ *,,i Llv Practitioners W MedifMre and Medicaid patients are being treated &i some states by health practitioners whose IrcCnses were revoked o...
Date May 1, 1984 Report No. 124022 Title

Health: The Need for Expanded Federal Exclusion Authority

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 March 21, 1984 Report No. 123697 Title

Health: The Effects of Changes in Provider Ownership on Capital Costs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Wednesday, March 21, 1984 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN PROVIDER OWNERSHIP ON CAPITAL COSTS Mr. Chairman today an...
Date March 7, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-44 Title

Health: Medicare Reimbursements for Conventional Eyeglasses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D. Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: Subject: Medicare Reimbursements Eyeglasses'.'(GAO/HRD-84-44) for Conventional 11111 IlIlII ll 123683 We have reviewed the administration of Medicare reimbursements for cataract su...