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Date June 22, 2011 Report No. GAO-11-726T Title

Medicare Secondary Payer: Process for Situations Involving Non-Group Health Plans

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER Process for Situations Involving Non-Group Health Plans Statement of James C. Cosgrove Director, Health Care GAO-11-726T J...
Date Feb. 4, 2011 Report No. GAO-11-247R Title

Medicare Advantage: Comparison of Plan Bids to Fee-for-Service Spending by Plan and Market Characteristics

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 4, 2011 Congressional Requesters Subject: Medicare Advantage: Comparison of Plan Bids to Fee-for-Service Spending by Plan and Market Characteristics While most of Medicare’s 46 million beneficiaries are covered by the traditional fee-forservice (FFS) program, about one in four beneficiaries receives benefits through pri...
Date Sept. 25, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-802 Title

Medicare: Per Capita Method Can Be Used to Profile Physicians and Provide Feedback on Resource Use

United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2009 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Per Capita Method Can Be Used to Profile Physicians and Provide Feedback on Resource Use GAO-09-802 September 2009 MEDICARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-802, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on...
Date Aug. 28, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-559 Title

Medicare Physician Services: Utilization Trends Indicate Sustained Beneficiary Access with High and Growing Levels of Service in Some Areas of the Nation

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2009 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES Utilization Trends Indicate Sustained Beneficiary Access with High and Growing Levels of Service in Some Areas of the Nation GAO-09-559 August 2009 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-559, a report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senat...
Date July 31, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-647 Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Fees Could Better Reflect Efficiencies Achieved When Services Are Provided Together

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Fees Could Better Reflect Efficiencies Achieved When Services Are Provided Together GAO-09-647 July 2009 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-647, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Fees Could Better Reflect Effici...
Date June 19, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-581 Title

Food and Drug Administration: FDA Faces Challenges Meeting Its Growing Medical Product Responsibilities and Should Develop Complete Estimates of Its Resource Needs

United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FDA Faces Challenges Meeting Its Growing Medical Product Responsibilities and Should Develop Complete Estimates of Its Resource Needs GAO-09-581 June 2009 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-581, a report to congressional requesters Accountability In...
Date Dec. 8, 2008 Report No. GAO-09-132R Title

Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2006

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 8, 2008 The Honorable Pete Stark Chairman Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2006 Dear Mr. Chairman: The federal government’s spending on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program has gro...
Date Sept. 26, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-1102R Title

Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 26, 2008 The Honorable Gordon H. Smith Ranking Member Special Committee on Aging United States Senate The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman Subcommittee on Health Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implem...
Date June 24, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-827R Title

Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2005

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 24, 2008 The Honorable Pete Stark Chairman Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2005 Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations offer an alternative to the original Medicare fee-forservice (FFS)...
Date June 13, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-452 Title

Medicare Part B Imaging Services: Rapid Spending Growth and Shift to Physician Offices Indicate Need for CMS to Consider Additional Management Practices

United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PART B IMAGING SERVICES Rapid Spending Growth and Shift to Physician Offices Indicate Need for CMS to Consider Additional Management Practices GAO-08-452 June 2008 MEDICARE PART B IMAGING SERVICES Highlights Highlights of GAO-08-452, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity...
Date July 31, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-941R Title

TRICARE: Changes to Access Policies and Payment Rates for Services Provided by Civilian Obstetricians

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 31, 2007 Congressional Committees Subject: TRICARE: Changes to Access Policies and Payment Rates for Services Provided by Civilian Obstetricians About 111,000 women covered by the Department of Defense’s (DOD) TRICARE program gave birth during 2006.1 During their pregnancies, about half of these women received obstetric car...
Date July 27, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-463 Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Medicare and Private Payment Differences for Anesthesia Services

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2007 Report to the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Medicare and Private Payment Differences for Anesthesia Services GAO-07-463 July 2007 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-463, a report to the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means,...
Date June 29, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-466 Title

Medicare: Geographic Areas Used to Adjust Physician Payments for Variation in Practice Costs Should Be Revised

United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2007 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Geographic Areas Used to Adjust Physician Payments for Variation in Practice Costs Should Be Revised GAO-07-466 June 2007 MEDICARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-466, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee ...
Date May 10, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-862T Title

Medicare: Providing Systematic Feedback to Physicians on their Practice Patterns Is a Promising Step Toward Encouraging Program Efficiency

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 10, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Providing Systematic Feedback to Physicians on their Practice Patterns Is a Promising Step Toward Encouraging Program Efficiency Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Direct...
Date April 30, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-307 Title

Medicare: Focus on Physician Practice Patterns Can Lead to Greater Program Efficiency

United States Government Accountability Office GAO April 2007 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Focus on Physician Practice Patterns Can Lead to Greater Program Efficiency GAO-07-307 April 2007 MEDICARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-307, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Focus on Physician Practice Patterns Can Lead to Greater Program Efficiency ...
Date March 6, 2007 Report No. GAO-07-567T Title

Medicare Spending: Preliminary Findings Regarding an Approach Focusing on Physician Practice Patterns to Foster Program Efficiency

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE SPENDING Preliminary Findings Regarding an Approach Focusing on Physician Practice Patterns to Foster Program Efficiency Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Director, ...
Date Dec. 22, 2006 Report No. GAO-07-48 Title

Defense Health Care: Access to Care for Beneficiaries Who Have Not Enrolled in TRICARE's Managed Care Option

United States Government Accountability Office GAO December 2006 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Access to Care for Beneficiaries Who Have Not Enrolled in TRICARE’s Managed Care Option GAO-07-48 December 2006 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-48, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Access to Care for Beneficiaries Who...
Date July 25, 2006 Report No. GAO-06-1008T Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Trends in Service Utilization, Spending, and Fees Prompt Consideration of Alternative Payment Approaches

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Trends in Service Utilization, Spending, and Fees Prompt Consideration of Alternative Payment Approaches Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Direct...
Date July 21, 2006 Report No. GAO-06-704 Title

Medicare Physician Services: Use of Services Increasing Nationwide and Relatively Few Beneficiaries Report Major Access Problems

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES Use of Services Increasing Nationwide and Relatively Few Beneficiaries Report Major Access Problems GAO-06-704 July 2006 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES Highlights Highlights of GAO-06-704, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Use of Services ...
Date Dec. 2, 2005 Report No. GAO-06-281T Title

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Differences in Health Care Prices Across Metropolitan Areas Linked to Competition and Other Factors

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:30 a.m. CST Friday, December 2, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Differences in Health Care Prices Across Metropolitan Areas Linked to Competition and Other Factors Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald ...
Date Aug. 15, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-856 Title

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Competition and Other Factors Linked to Wide Variation in Health Care Prices

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2005 Report to the Honorable Paul Ryan, House of Representatives FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Competition and Other Factors Linked to Wide Variation in Health Care Prices GAO-05-856 August 2005 Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-856, a report to the Honorable Paul Ryan, House of Representatives Accountability Integrity Reliability...
Date Aug. 12, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-929 Title

Physician Services: Concierge Care Characteristics and Considerations for Medicare

United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2005 Report to Congressional Committees PHYSICIAN SERVICES Concierge Care Characteristics and Considerations for Medicare GAO-05-929 a August 2005 PHYSICIAN SERVICES Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-929, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Concierge Care Characteristics and Considerations for Medicare Wh...
Date March 11, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-119 Title

Medicare Physician Fees: Geographic Adjustment Indices Are Valid in Design, but Data and Methods Need Refinement

United States Government Accountability Office GAO March 2005 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEES Geographic Adjustment Indices Are Valid in Design, but Data and Methods Need Refinement GAO-05-119 a March 2005 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEES Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-119, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Geographic Adjustment Indices Ar...
Date Feb. 10, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-326T Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Considerations for Reforming the Sustainable Growth Rate System

United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, February 10, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Considerations for Reforming the Sustainable Growth Rate System Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Director, Health Care—Economic and Payment Is...
Date Jan. 12, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-145R Title

Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Access to Physician Services: Trends in Utilization of Services, 2000 to 2002

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 12, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Access to Physician Services: Trends in Utilization of Services, 2000 to 2002 In the 1990s, several reforms to Medicare physician fees ...
Date Dec. 13, 2004 Report No. GAO-05-60 Title

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expense Component

United States Government Accountability Office GAO December 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expense Component GAO-05-60 December 2004 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-60, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expens...
Date Dec. 1, 2004 Report No. GAO-05-142R Title

Medicare Chemotherapy Payments: New Drug and Administration Fees Are Closer to Providers' Costs

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 1, 2004 The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Chemotherapy Payments: New Drug and Administration Fees Are Closer to Providers’ Costs Dear Mr. Chairman: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 1 (MMA) required the S...
Date Oct. 8, 2004 Report No. GAO-05-85 Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Concerns about Spending Target System Prompt Interest in Considering Reforms

United States Government Accountability Office GAO October 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Concerns about Spending Target System Prompt Interest in Considering Reforms GAO-05-85 a October 2004 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-85, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Concerns about Spending Target Sy...
Date May 5, 2004 Report No. GAO-04-751T Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Information on Spending Trends and Targets

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 5, 2004 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Information on Spending Trends and Targets Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Director, Health Care—Economic and Payment Issues GAO-04-751T May 5, 2004...
Date Oct. 31, 2003 Report No. GAO-04-224 Title

Information Technology: Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions GAO-04-224 a October 2003 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highlights of GAO-04-224 a report to the Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S...
Date Oct. 6, 2003 Report No. GAO-04-103R Title

Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicate Payments

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 6, 2003 The Honorable Thomas A. Scully Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Subject: Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicare Payments Dear Mr. Scully: Under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment sys...
Date Sept. 19, 2003 Report No. GAO-03-986 Title

Ambulance Services: Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees AMBULANCE SERVICES Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas GAO-03-986 a September 2003 AMBULANCE SERVICES Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas Highlights of GAO-03-986, a report to congressional committees T...
Date Jan. 10, 2003 Report No. GAO-03-184 Title

Medicare: Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Exceeds Providers' Acquisition Cost

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Exceeds Providers’ Acquisition Cost GAO-03-184 January 2003 MEDICARE Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Exceeds Providers’ Acquisition Cost Highlights of GAO-03-184, a report to Ra...
Date Oct. 18, 2002 Report No. GAO-03-179 Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Medical Settings and Safety of Endoscopic Procedures

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 2002 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Medical Settings and Safety of Endoscopic Procedures GAO-03-179 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Level of Safety of Endoscopy Does Not Appear to Differ by Medical Setting Payment Differential Has Increased but Proportion of Office Procedures Has Not Increased If Office...
Date July 23, 2002 Report No. GAO-02-968T Title

Medicare Hospital and Physician Payments: Geographic Cost Adjustments Important to Preserve Beneficiary Access to Services

United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2002 MEDICARE HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Geographic Cost Adjustments Important to Preserve Beneficiary Access to Services Statement of William J. Scanlon Director, Health Care Issues GAO-0...
Date Feb. 14, 2002 Report No. GAO-02-441T Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Spending Targets Encourage Fiscal Discipline, Modifications Could Stabilize Fees

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2002 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Spending Targets Encourage Fiscal Discipline, Modifications Could Stabilize Fees Statement of William J. Scanlon Director, Health Care Issues GAO-02-4...
Date Oct. 31, 2001 Report No. GAO-02-53 Title

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Practice Expense Payments to Oncologists Indicate Need For Overall Refinements

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 2001 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE Practice Expense Payments to Oncologists Indicate Need For Overall Refinements Headings for Appendix II and III corrected on 05/03/04. Printed copies of this report were correct. GAO-02-53 a Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Oncology Fares As Well As the Average Spe...
Date July 17, 2000 Report No. HEHS-00-115 Title

Rural Ambulances: Medicare Fee Schedule Payments Could Be Better Targeted

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 2000 Report to the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle, U.S. Senate RURAL AMBULANCES Medicare Fee Schedule Payments Could Be Better Targeted GAO/HEHS-00-115 Contents Letter Appendixes Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 26 27 29 Appendix II: Medicare Coverage Criteria for Emergency and Nonemergency Ambulance Transports Appendix III: Medicare Payment Method ...
Date June 14, 2000 Report No. GGD-00-160R Title

Federal Prisons: Responses to Questions Related to Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-285591 June 14, 2000 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Federal Prisons: Responses to Questions Related to Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population Dear Mr. Chairman: On April 6, ...
Date Feb. 26, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-36 Title

Physician Shortage Areas: Medicare Incentive Payment Not an Effective Approach to Improve Access

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREAS Medicare Incentive Payments Not an Effective Approach to Improve Access GAO/HEHS-99-36 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279809 February 26, 1999 The Honorable John L. Mica Chairman, Subcommittee on C...
Date Feb. 24, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-30 Title

Medicare Physician Payments: Need to Refine Practice Expense Values During Transition and Long Term

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 1999 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Need to Refine Practice Expense Values During Transition and Long Term GAO/HEHS-99-30 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-280550 February 24, 1999 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Hono...
Date July 23, 1998 Report No. HEHS-98-174 Title

Medicare: Concerns With Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Audits

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 March 3, 1998 Report No. T-HEHS-98-105 Title

Medicare: HCFA Can Improve Methods for Revising Physician Practice Expense Payments

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 12:00 Noon Tuesday, March 3, 1998 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE HCFA Can Improve Methods for Revising Physician Practice Expense Payments Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Education, and Hum...
Date Feb. 27, 1998 Report No. HEHS-98-79 Title

Medicare: HCFA Can Improve Methods for Revising Physician Practice Expense Payments

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 1998 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HCFA Can Improve Methods for Revising Physician Practice Expense Payments GAO/HEHS-98-79 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278530 February 27, 1998 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Daniel Pat...
Date Feb. 26, 1998 Report No. HEHS-98-80 Title

Defense Health Care: Reimbursement Rates Appropriately Set; Other Problems Concern Physicians

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 1998 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Reimbursement Rates Appropriately Set; Other Problems Concern Physicians GAO/HEHS-98-80 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276418 February 26, 1998 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman The Honorable Carl L...
Date Sept. 2, 1994 Report No. HEHS-94-119 Title

Medicare: Changes to HMO Rate Setting Method Are Needed to Reduce Program Costs

United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Committees September 1994 MEDICARE Chmges to HMO Rate Setting Method Are Needed to Reduce Program Costs GAO/HEHS-94-119 1 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. Health, Education, and Human ServIcea Division B-251657 September 2,1994 The Honorable Samuel Gibbons Acting Chairman The Honorable William Archer Ranking Minority Member ...
Date July 18, 1994 Report No. PEMD-94-28 Title

Vaccines for Children: Critical Issues in Design and Implementation

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters VACCINES FOR CHILDREN CriticaI :Issuesin Design and ImplementBtion GAO United States General Accounting Office Wash&@n, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-257864 July l&1994 The Honorable Dale Bumpers The Honorable John Danforth United States Senate The Honorable Scott Klug The Honorable ...
Date Feb. 11, 1994 Report No. GGD-94-67 Title

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: No Evidence That Labor's Physician Selection Processes Biased Claims Decisions

$‘ . or’ s GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government B-249 142 February 11,1994 Division The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Education House of Representatives and Labor The Honorable Austin J. Murphy Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Safety and Health Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Th...
Date July 20, 1993 Report No. HRD-93-93 Title

Medicare Physician Payment: Geographic Adjusters Appropriate But Could Be Improved With New Data

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1993 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT Geographic Adjusters Appropriate But Could Be Improved With New Data GAO/IIRD-!z93 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-251269 July 20, 1993 The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman House of Representatives The Honorable David A. Levy Ho...
Date July 13, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-38R Title

Health: RBRVS and Administrative Costs

GAO United States General Accounting Office Wash@gton, D.C. 20548 Human Besources Division B-249274 July 13, 1992 The Honorable William E. Dannemeyer Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Dannemeyer: Your letter of February 3, 1992, asked about the costs physicians might incur as a result of Medicare ch...