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| Date Nov. 30, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-12-63 |
Title
GAO
November 2011 United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Committees MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE Employers’ Insurance Coverage Maintained or Enhanced Since Parity Act, but Effect of Coverage on Enrollees Varied GAO-12-63 November 2011 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE
Employers’ Insurance Coverage Maintained or Enhanced Since Parity Act, but Effect of Coverage ... |
| Date June 14, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-712R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 14, 2011 Congressional Committees Subject: HHS Research Awards: Use of Recovery Act and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Funds for Comparative Effectiveness Research Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is research comparing different interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor health c... |
| Date April 13, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-567T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS Developing and Acquiring Medical Countermeasures Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and N... |
| Date Jan. 24, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-32 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2011 Report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE VA Spends Millions on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research and Incorporates Research Outcomes into Guidelines and Policy for PostTraumatic Stress Disorder Services GAO-11-32 January 2011 VA HEALTH CARE
Acc... |
| Date Aug. 6, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-848 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Awarding Process, Awarding Criteria, and Characteristics of Extramural Grants Made with Recovery Act Funding GAO-10-848 August 2010 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-848, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability... |
| Date May 28, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-570 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters VA HEALTH CARE Reporting of Spending and Workload for Mental Health Services Could Be Improved GAO-10-570 May 2010 VA HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-570, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Reporting of Spending and Workload for Mental Health Services Co... |
| Date May 5, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-658T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE Progress and Challenges in Conducting the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study
Statement of Randall B. Williamson Director, Health Care GAO-10-658T Mr. Chairman and Members... |
| Date May 5, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-578R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 5, 2010 The Honorable Bob Filner Chairman Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives Subject: VA Health Care: Status of VA’s Approach in Conducting the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study Dear Mr. Chairman: In addition to providing health care to over 5 million veterans each year, the Veterans Health ... |
| Date Sept. 25, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-807 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters OVERSIGHT OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS Action Needed to Improve Timeliness and Enhance Scope of FDA’s Debarment and Disqualification Processes for Medical Product Investigators GAO-09-807 September 2009 OVERSIGHT OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-807, a report to congressiona... |
| Date Sept. 11, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-687 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2009 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Completion of Comprehensive Risk Management Program Essential to Effective Oversight GAO-09-687 September 2009 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-687, a report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Sen... |
| Date March 26, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-448T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 26, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH Undercover Tests Show the Institutional Review Board System Is Vulnerable to Unethical Manipulation
Statement of Gregory D.... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-980 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2008 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate INDOOR MOLD Better Coordination of Research on Health Effects and More Consistent Guidance Would Improve Federal Efforts GAO-08-980 September 2008 INDOOR MOLD Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-980, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Edu... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-984SP |
Title
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| Date April 4, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-454R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 4, 2008 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders: NIH Supports a Wide Range of Research Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD) include a heterogeneous group of disorde... |
| Date April 30, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-319 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2007 Report to Congressional Requesters NIH CONFLICT OF INTEREST Recusal Policies for Senior Employees Need Clarification GAO-07-319 April 2007 NIH CONFLICT OF INTEREST Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-319, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Recusal Policies for Senior Employees Need Clarification Why GA... |
| Date Dec. 6, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-07-260R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 6, 2006 The Honorable Bill Frist Majority Leader United States Senate Subject: Childhood Obesity: Factors Affecting Physical Activity Dear Senator Frist: The latest data show continued increases in rates of childhood obesity.1 For example, obesity rates for children 6 to 11 years old are estimated to have increased from 1... |
| Date March 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-399 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters HHS Efforts to Research and Inform the Public about Nonoxynol-9 and HIV GAO-05-399 a March 2005 HHS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-399, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Efforts to Research and Inform the Public about Nonoxynol-9 and HIV Why GAO Did This Study
P... |
| Date Feb. 25, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-191 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters FEDERAL RESEARCH NIH and EPA Need to Improve Conflict of Interest Reviews for Research Arrangements with Private Sector Entities GAO-05-191 a February 2005 FEDERAL RESEARCH Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-191, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability NIH and EPA Need... |
| Date Aug. 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1022 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2004 Report to Congressional Committees FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Data to Measure the Timeliness of Reviews of Medical Device Applications Are Limited GAO-04-1022 a August 2004 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Data to Measure the Timeliness of Reviews of Medical Device Applications Are Limited Highlights of GAO-04-1022, a report to congressi... |
| Date July 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-807 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION DOE Needs to Take Action to Further Reduce the Use of Weapons-Usable Uranium in Civilian Research Reactors GAO-04-807 a July 2004 NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION DOE Needs to Take Action to Further Reduce ... |
| Date April 22, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-490 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE Federal Agencies Need to Better Focus Efforts to Address Risk to Humans from Antibiotic Use in Animals GAO-04-490 a April 2004 ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE Federal Agencies Need to Better Focus Efforts to Address Risk to Humans from Antibiotic Use in Animals Highlights of GAO-04-490, a report t... |
| Date July 17, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-942R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 July 17, 2003 The Honorable Richard Burr House of Representatives Subject: CDC’s April 2002 Report On Smoking: Estimates of Selected Health Consequences of Cigarette Smoking Were Reasonable Dear Mr. Burr: Despite a recent decline in the population that smokes, smoking is considered the leading cause of preventable death in this country... |
| Date June 18, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-917T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA RESEARCH Actions Insufficient to Further Strengthen Human Subject Protections
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health Care—Veterans’ Health a... |
| Date June 4, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-829 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2003 Report to the Honorable Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NIH-Private Sector Partnership in the Development of Taxol GAO-03-829 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background NIH-BMS Partnership Provided Research Results Critical to Developing Taxol’s Commercial Uses NIH Invested Heavily in Taxol-Related Research, but Federal Financial ... |
| Date June 2, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-833T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Monday, June 2, 2003 Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform GULF WAR ILLNESSES Preliminary Assessment of DOD Plume Modeling for U.S. Troops’ Exposure to Chemical Agents
Statement of Keith Rhodes, Chief T... |
| Date Sept. 19, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-1103T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 19, 2002 VA HEALTH CARE Nonprofit Corporations Enhance VA Research, but Would Benefit from Increased Oversight
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health Ca... |
| Date Sept. 18, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-965 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2002 Report to Congressional Committees CLINICAL RESEARCH NIH Has Implemented Key Provisions of the Clinical Research Enhancement Act GAO-02-965 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Growth in NIH’s Spending on Clinical Research Has Kept Pace with Total Spending NIH Has Taken Steps to Improve Its Peer Review of Clinical Research NIH Has... |
| Date Sept. 28, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-155 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters VA RESEARCH Protections for Human Subjects Need to Be Strengthened GAO/HEHS-00-155 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 46 50 55 56 Table 1: Characteristics of Sampled VA Medical Centers Figure 1: Human Research Project Review and Approval Process at VA Medical Centers Figure 2: ... |
| Date Sept. 28, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-203 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 28, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives VA RESEARCH System for Protecting Human Subjects Needs Improvements
Statement of Victor S. Rezendes, Assistant Comptroller General Health, Education, and Huma... |
| Date June 2, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-98 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2000 Report to the Honorable Harry Reid, U.S. Senate CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME CDC and NIH Research Activities Are Diverse, but Agency Coordination Is Limited GAO/HEHS-00-98 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Background on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 3 30 34 37 44 54 59 64 65 69 Appendix II: Accounting Issues at CDC Appendix III: CDC Research Effort... |
| Date May 2, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-96 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters WOMEN'S HEALTH NIH Has Increased Its Efforts to Include Women in Research GAO/HEHS-00-96 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 3 30 32 33 34 37 Appendix II: Women’s Health Initiative Appendix III: Percentages of NIH Studies Tracked and Not Tracked, Fiscal Year 1997 Appendix... |
| Date March 15, 2000 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-00-117 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives AGENT ORANGE Persisting Problems With Communication of Ranch Hand Study Data and Results
Statement of Kwai-Cheung Chan, Dir... |
| Date Feb. 9, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-61 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittees on Health and Environment, and Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, and Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives ADVERSE EVENTS Surveillance Systems for Adverse Events and Medical Errors
S... |
| Date Feb. 2, 2000 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-00-79 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Estimated at 10:00 a.m., EST Wednesday, February 2, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives GULF WAR ILLNESSES Basic Questions Unanswered
Statement of Kwai-Cheung Chan, Director, Special Studies and Evaluat... |
| Date Jan. 18, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-21 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS The Magnitude of Health Risk Is Uncertain Because of Limited Incidence Data GAO/HEHS-00-21 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281822 January 18, 2000 Congressional Requesters In 1998, about 2.7 billion presc... |
| Date Jan. 6, 2000 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-32 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans’ Affairs and International Relations, Committee on Governmental Reform, House of Representatives GULF WAR ILLNESSES Management Actions Needed to Answer Basic Research Questions GAO/NSIAD-00-32 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Research Objectives Identified by the Res... |
| Date Dec. 17, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-31 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans Affairs, House of Representatives AGENT ORANGE Actions Needed to Improve Communications of Air Force Ranch Hand Study Data and Results GAO/NSIAD-00-31 Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Appendix II: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Statistical Power of the Ranch Hand Study 3 26 28 31 ... |
| Date Oct. 30, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-182 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters NIH CLINICAL TRIALS Various Factors Affect Patient Participation GAO/HEHS-99-182 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281108 September 30, 1999 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, an... |
| Date July 13, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-219R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International AfTairs Division B-279127 July 13,1999 The Honorable Warren B. Rudman Chairman Presidential Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biolog&al Incidents Subject: Gulf War Illnesses: Evaluation of DOD’s Investigative Processes Dear Mr. Chairman We... |
| Date March 29, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-5 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1999 Report to the Honorable Jack Metcalf House of Representatives GULF WAR ILLNESSES Questions About the Presence of Squalene Antibodies in Veterans Can Be Resolved GAO/NSIAD-99-5 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-278779 Le er t Le er t March 29, 1999 The Honor... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-59 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1999 Report to the Honorable Lane Evans, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans Affairs, House of Representatives GULF WAR ILLNESSES Procedural and Reporting Improvements Are Needed in DOD’s Investigative Processes GAO/NSIAD-99-59 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Aff... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY Access Needed for Health Research, but Oversight of Privacy Protections Is Limited GAO/HEHS-99-55 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-280657 February 24, 1999 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Chairman, Co... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-99-70 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Testimony
Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY Uses and Oversight of Patient Information in Research
Statement of Bernice Steinhardt, Director Health Services Quality and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Huma... |
| Date Sept. 23, 1998 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-228 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters CHEMICAL WEAPONS DOD Does Not Have a Strategy to Address Low-Level Exposures GAO/NSIAD-98-228 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-280551 September 23, 1998 The Honorable Robert C. Byrd Ranking Minority Member Committee o... |
| Date Aug. 10, 1998 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-170R |
Title
X0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Ntitional Security and International Affairs Division B-280539 August 10, 1998 The Honorable Arlen Specter Chairman, Committee on Veterans Affairs United States Senate The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans Affairs United States Senate Subject: Role of the Persian Gulf Veterans’ Coordina... |
| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-128 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters SUICIDE PREVENTION Efforts to Increase Research and Education in Palliative Care GAO/HEHS-98-128 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279326 April 30, 1998 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Chairman The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Ra... |
| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-114 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to the Chairman, Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives INFECTIOUS DISEASES Soundness of World Health Organization Estimates for Eradication or Elimination GAO/NSIAD-98-114 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-279440 April 23, 19... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1998 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-98-104 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m., EST Tuesday, February 24, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives GULF WAR ILLNESSES Federal Research Strategy Needs Reexamination
Statement of Donna Heivilin, Director of Planning and Reporting, National Security and ... |
| Date Feb. 9, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-71R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278946 February 9, 1998 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman The Honorable Carl Levin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Floyd D. Spence Chairman The Honorable Ike Skelton Ranking Minority Member Committee on National Security Hous... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1998 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-98-88 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m., EDT Thursday, February 5, 1998 Testimony
Before the Committee on Veterans Affairs, House of Representatives GULF WAR ILLNESSES Research, Clinical Monitoring, and Medical Surveillance
Statement of Donna Heivilin, Director of Planning and Reporting, National Security and International Affairs Division GAO/T-NS... |
