| Date |
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| Date July 17, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-681R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 17, 2008 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Bart Stupak Chairman The Honorable John Shimkus Ranking Member Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives S... |
| Date July 20, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-826 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2006 Report to Congressional Committees DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Limitations in Federal Evacuation Assistance for Health Facilities Should be Addressed GAO-06-826 July 2006 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-826, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Limitations in Federal Evacuation Assista... |
| Date April 7, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-520 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2006 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives GENERAL HOSPITALS Operational and Clinical Changes Largely Unaffected by Presence of Competing Specialty Hospitals GAO-06-520 April 2006 GENERAL HOSPITALS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-520, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Repr... |
| Date May 26, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-743T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 26, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives NONPROFIT, FOR-PROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS Uncompensated Care and Other Community Benefits
Statement of David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States GAO-05-743T May 26, 2005 Highlight... |
| Date May 19, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-647R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 19, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Specialty Hospitals: Information on Potential New Facilities Beginning in the 1990s, there was a substantial increase in the number of short-term acute care hospitals that prim... |
| 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. 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 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 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 Dec. 16, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-98-24 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS Conversion Issues Prompt Increased State Oversight GAO/HEHS-98-24 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-275380 December 16, 1997 The Honorable Pete Stark Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health Com... |
| Date May 25, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-158R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human !Servicea Division 3-234279 May 25, 1995 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: inpatient As you know, the Medicare program covers hospital for eligible beneficiaries. as well as outpatient services inpatient services constitute the sing... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1994 |
Report No. AIMD-95-21 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives HOSPITAL COSTS Cost Control Efforts at 17 Texas Hospitals GAO/AIMD-95-21 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-259150 December 9, 1994 The Honorable Bill Archer Ranking Mino... |
| Date Oct. 3, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-95-1 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters HEALTH CARE Employers Urge Hospitals to Battle Costs Using Performance Data Systems GAO/HEHS-95-1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-252283 October 3, 1994 The Honorable Michael A. Andrews House of Representatives The Honorable... |
| 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 Dec. 10, 1993 |
Report No. HRD-94-27 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1993 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans Affairs, and the Honorable Charles S. Robb, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE
VA Medical Centers Need to Improve Monitoring of . High-Risk Patients GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648
Human Resources Division B-251426 December lo,1993 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV ... |
| 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 Dec. 30, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-93-20 |
Title
GAO Medical Centers Are Not Correcting Identified Quality Assurance Problems llllllllllllll ll
148335 - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-251723 December 30,1992 The Honorable Alan Cranston Chairman, Committee on Veterans’Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This is our report, VA Health Care: Medical Centers Are Not Correcti... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-109 |
Title
IJnited Stafm Genwal Accounting ‘ Jf!~cc GAO Report to the Chairman, Committee on. Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate Use of Private Providers Should Be Better Controlled . GAO General Accounting Ofl’ lce Washington, D.C. 20648 united Staatee
Human lesources Division B-249947 September28, 1992 The HonorableAlan Cranston Chairman,Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United StatesSenate Dear Mr. Chair... |
| Date Sept. 9, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-120 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfTice GAO
September 1992 Report to Congressional Requesters HOSPITAL COSTS Adoption of Technologies Drives Cost Growth GAO/.HRD-92-120 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-249499 September 9, 1992 The Honorable Bill Archer Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honor... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-74 |
Title
GAO Role of the Chief of rsing Service Should Be Elevated 147205 -___ -_-- -_-. ._l____l__ -__- United States General Accounting OfTice Waahin#ton,D.C. 20548 Human BesourcesDivision B-243094 August 4,1992 The Honorable F’ H. Murkowski rank United StatesSenate Dear SenatorMurkowski: On July 9,1990,you requestedthat GAO identify ways in which the Department of VeteransAffairs (VA) can improve the ... |
| Date June 10, 1992 |
Report No. T-HRD-92-38 |
Title
United StatesGeneral Accounting Office GAO
For Rclca.. Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Oversight and Investigations Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives on Del ivcry
Expcad a?t VA HEALTH CARE Efforts to Improve Pharmacies’ Controls Over Addictive Drugs
Statementof David P. Baine, Director FederalHealth Care Delivery Issues Human ResourcesDivision X:30 a.m. EDT
WdlNXJily.... |
| Date Feb. 20, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-20R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Washington,D.C.20548 HumanBesources B-247625 February
Division Office 20, 1992 Operations The Honorable John Conyers Chairman, Committee on Government House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested, this letter responds to a January 1992 briefing paper prepared by the Republican staff of the Joint Economic Committee,' which criticized our report o... |
| Date Sept. 4, 1991 |
Report No. T-HRD-91-46 |
Title
UnitedStates GeneralAccountingOEke lyq Testimony I 7(~3* 111II Ml Hllll
144765 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday September 4, Rural Hospitals: Closures and Issues of Access 1991 Statement of Mark V. Nadel Associate Director for National and Public Health Issues Before the Task Force on Rural Elderly Select Committee on Aging House of Representatives GAO/T-HRD-91-46 / GAO Form... |
| Date July 10, 1991 |
Report No. T-HRD-91-43 |
Title
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday July 10, 1991 #ONPROFIT HOSPITALS: Better Standards Needed for Exemption Tax Statement of Mark V. Nadel, Associate Director, National and Public Health Issues Before the Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives SUMMARY’
In the wake of increasing pressure on hospitals to contain costs, there are concerns that some hoepltals are ... |
| Date May 17, 1991 |
Report No. HRD-91-57 |
Title
“-----l ~ l _ ._ M a ,t, l !)!Il T RAUM A CARE L i fe s a v i n g S y s te m T h re a te n e d b y U n re i m b u rs e d C o s ts a- _n d O th e r F a b c to rs
, REL EASED
l k E S T E IC I’E D --N o t to b e r & a m d o u te l d e th e G e n e ra l A m o e O ffb u n l e a a e p e d z l c rl l g Human Resources Di v i s i o n B-242661 May 17, 1991 The Honorabl e Donal d W. Ri e gl e , Jr. Chai... |
| Date May 9, 1991 |
Report No. HRD-91-40 |
Title
1JII i ted States General Accouu ting Office C-rAO
-l_l __** -,_I_ _-_-- Report to Congressional Requesters May I!19 1 HEALTH CARE Hospitals With Quality-of-Care Problems Need Closer Monitoring GAO/IiiiI,-!, l-40 - ._,. __. _._.-..“” .,_. _-“._-.._,I _. . .._ ^^..I ..-....... .-.l-...-l., _. ...” . . . “- .-... I.-- GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20648 Human ... |
| Date Feb. 15, 1991 |
Report No. HRD-91-41 |
Title
.I...I._ .-.. .- _.._ . -_I -~ ___.-....-___-______ ~_ _, ._.... ..___._-.___._.-..-l-..llll_. _------- - 1~‘ f4w11;11’l!)!) 1 4’ RURAL HOSPITALS Federal Efforts Should Target Areas Where Closures Would Threaten Access to Care HlllllI II
143344 _..__-- ^.. .._ ..-.__ .__ . l.l._._. _.-.. .._._,...__,.^ ,.... .-.._.____..._._..., -..I”.._ .“_“..l ---~ “I..._“.__ (;A() ttl(:I)-!~l-~l... |
| Date Nov. 27, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-91-26 |
Title
(:ornmit,tee on , U.S. Senate -___._ l_l_,__._ -...____........... Yovc~rrrt,t~r , I!)!)0 I- _-.-_ __-- . ..-.. - .-------. ^ ---__. VA HEALTH CARE Actions in Response to VA’s 1989 Mortality Study llIlllllIlll ll
142716 ----- __..-----pI--- (;Ao,/‘IIHI)-!)I-~~i I -.--. “. .*l*“““l”l.“._.--_-_.- ..-,--- Humau Resources Divisiou B-241910
November 27,199O The Honorable Alan Cranston C... |
| Date Sept. 7, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-131 |
Title
- c United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1990 - Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Potential for Savings by Treating CHAMPUS Patients in Military Hospitals GAO,‘HRD-90-131 Human Resources Division B-240715 September 7, 1990 The Honorable Beverly B. Byron Chairman, ... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-121 |
Title
_.. _. ““.. _. II_ _..- .__. .._-... ._.I -----.--_-..-Arlgllst I!t!)o _--__- -- __----- HEALTH CARE Public Health Service Funding of Community Health Centers in New York City 2 Ill I llll IIIII
142134 -__ -- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 New York Regional Office B-240069 August 7,199O The Honorable Bill Green House of Representatives Dear Mr. Green: In you... |
| Date June 19, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-134 |
Title
RURAL HOSPITALS Factors That Affect Risk of Closure ~_L_-.-l--_ -.----____-.l_ .___ ----- :(;A(),/ IIKI)-!wl:M GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-239983 June 19,199O Dear Congressional Requesters:’ Because of your concern about increasing numbers of rural hospital closures and their impact on elderly and poor rural residents, you asked u... |
| Date June 12, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-67 |
Title
b” United States General Accounting Office .L Report to the Chairman, Committee on * ’ Appropriations, House of Representatives ’ ,. June 1990 RURAL HOSPITALS Federal Leadership and Targeted Programs Needed MO Egz&+~~~ ..
Human Resources Division B-229962 June 12.1990 The Honorable Jamie Whitten Chairman, Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to ... |
| Date April 27, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-74 |
Title
mtw fi-@rms &e Comparableto VA and Nonfederal Programs but Can Be Enhanced GAQ’HRD-90-74 1 n P -’ c United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-232863
April 27,199O The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye United States Senate The Honorable Claiborne Pell United States Senate The Honorable Jim Sasser United States Senate In response to your request, this rep... |
| Date March 29, 1990 |
Report No. T-HRD-90-20 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfYlce /? 0 7 ‘ 5 / - GAO
For Release On Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EST Thursday March 29, 1990 Testimony Access to Medical Overseas Military Care at Hospitals Statement of David P. Baine, Director Federal Health Care Delivery Human Resources Division Issues Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation Committee on Armed Services House of Re... |
| Date March 27, 1990 |
Report No. T-GGD-90-28 |
Title
I Unite d S ta tes G e n e r a l A c c o u n tin g O fTice /4 /u 4yf T e s tim d n y 140948 For Release on Delivery at 9 :O O a m E S T Tuesday March 27, 1990 The District’s th e Act S a int of Im p l e m e n ta tio n E lizabeths Columbia M e n tal of Public Law 98-621, and District Services Hospital H e a l th S ta te m e n t of J. W illiam Gadsby Director, Federal General G o vernment Manageme... |
| Date March 26, 1990 |
Report No. GGD-90-74BR |
Title
’ _--- ” ...-“. Gus* _. &Ilk I’ ,,r 1 APPENDIX VII APPENDIX VII COMMENTS THE PUBLIC HETH SERVICE OR THE GENERALACCOUNTING OF OFFICE DRAFT REPORT "DC GOVJZRNMEN'J!: STATUS OF TRANSFERRING SAINT ELIZARETHS TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA," JANUARY 25, 1990 General Comments We concur with and support8 the general background on which the General Accounting Office (GAO) draft report is based. The t... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-55BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
: Briefing Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate February 1990 VA HEALTH CARE, Veterans’ Concerns About Services at Wilmington, Delaware, Center GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-238225 February 8,199O The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Ranking M... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-27 |
Title
.-i -.._ _-._.--.-.__--. ~l~lll\lill~\ I I !)'I0 ' CONTROL INFECTION VA Programs Are Comparable to Nonfederal I’rograrns but Can Be Enhanced cA0 General Accountinyr Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Beeourcee Division united State8 “.4::*i ,’ ‘,,
‘p; ! v d B-232863 January 31,199O The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Se... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1990 |
Report No. HRD-90-25 |
Title
.’ Preface The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 5 percent of all patients who enter hospitals contract at least one infection during their stay. Hospital-based infections result in increased patient suffering and sometimes death; longer hospital stays; and increased health care costs. Effective infection control programs can reduce the number of nosocomial infections, and resear... |
| Date Sept. 13, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-137 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Patients’ Views on Care They Received GAO/HRD-89-137 -. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-2363 17 September 13, 1989 The Honorab... |
| Date Aug. 22, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-77 |
Title
United States Genera1 Accounting Office , GAO
August 1989 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate 3 VAHEALTHCARE
Improvements Needed in Procedures to Assure Physicians Are Qualified --- GAO/HRD-89-77 L ‘. ,. b -I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 28548 Human Resources Division B-233299
August 22, 1989 The Honorable Frank H. ... |
| Date July 18, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-79 |
Title
United States General Accounting Off&’ GAO
July 1989 Report to the Honorable RonWyden, House Representatives of HEALTH CARE Initiatives in Hospital Risk Management GAO/HRD-89-79 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-233994 July 18, 1989 The Honorable Ron Wyden House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wyden: In your July 28, 1987, letter, you recog... |
| Date July 11, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-76 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1989 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U. S. Senate HEALTH CARE FINANCING Unreimbursed Charges of Selected Children’s Hospitals GAO,‘HRD-89-76 - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-231228 July 11, 1989 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Se... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-94 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1988 Report to Congressional Requesters c DOD HEALTH CARE Requirements for Emergency Services Adequate and Generally Attainable 1 /36”123
GAO/HRD-88-94
--- .- ..-- 5232320.2 being implemented, we contacted officials and reviewed appropriate documents in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the offices of the se... |
| Date Jan. 29, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-46 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
Janbary 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon Health, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE Number of Rural Hospitals Terminating Participation Since the Program Began Ill111111 IIII I
135129 I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-229962 January 29, 1988 The Honorable GeorgeJ. Mitchell C... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1988 |
Report No. HRD-88-44BR |
Title
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United States General Accounting OfTice / GAO
January lSS8 Briefing Report to the Honorqble Jim Kolbe, House of Representatives MEDICARE Share of Hospit&ls’ Inpatient Use ahd Revenue 134841 w w\o42
vAO/HRD-88-44BR 1; United States
Generd Accounting (M!fkte Washington, D.C. 20548 Human I&sowea Division B-229420 January16,1988 The Honorable Jim Kolbe House of Representatives D... |
| Date Dec. 21, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-88-45 |
Title
L United Statee GeneralAccounting Office wf w+ GAO
-I Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’Affairs, House of Representatives $mber 1987 , , , VA HEALTH CARE Plans to Ensure Compatibility of Two Medical Managedent Systems , HIllI Ml IIll
134764 04r5qLi3 GAO,/HRD88-45 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 --~Human Resources Division --- --- D-207930 December 2... |
| Date June 30, 1987 |
Report No. IMTEC-87-21 |
Title
Ikited States rjenpral Accounting Office GAO Staff Study ADP SYSTEMS Examination of Non-Federal Hospital Information Systems GAOi’ IMTEC-87-2 1 I I FOREWORD The General Accounting Office (GAO) has been conducting a series of assignments to evaluate the efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Administration (VA) to develop and install information systems in their hospitals. GAO’... |
| Date April 30, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-31 |
Title
. -. c United-States General Accounting Offiie 133075 * GAO
April 1987 R6bort to the Chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives HEALTH CARE Patient Transfers From Emergency Rooms to D.C. General Hospital GAO/HID87-31 united Btdee
General Accounting Office Wadn@m,D.C.20648
Human Itemme Division B-226090 April 30,1937 The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums Chairman, Committee... |
| Date Feb. 20, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-58 |
Title
--1_1‘ -- United Skates keneral Accounting Office ! 32 syq ’ GAO
kebr&my 1987 Report to the Honorable Charles B. Rangel, House of Representatives dl HEALTH FACILITIES Problems at Harlem Hospital in Complying With Medicare Standards I GAO/HRD-87-68 (IyvSW3 I ’ United States General Accounting Office New York Regional
It226296 Office Room 4112,26 Federal New York, NY 10278 Plaza February 20, 1... |
