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| Date April 30, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-307 |
Title
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 Nov. 30, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-07-86 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Payment for Ambulatory Surgical Centers Should Be Based on the Hospital Outpatient Payment System GAO-07-86 November 2006 MEDICARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-86, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Payment for Ambulatory Surgical Centers Should Be ... |
| Date Sept. 29, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-1003 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2006 Report to Congressional Committees HURRICANE KATRINA Status of Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Departments in the Greater New Orleans Area GAO-06-1003 September 2006 HURRICANE KATRINA Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-1003, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Status of Hospital Inpatient and Emer... |
| Date July 28, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-880 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE CMS’s Proposed Approach to Set Hospital Inpatient Payments Appears Promising GAO-06-880 July 2006 MEDICARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-880, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability CMS’s Proposed Approach to Set Hospital Inpatient Payments Appears Promis... |
| Date March 28, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-576R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 28, 2006 Congressional Committees Subject: Hurricane Katrina: Status of the Health Care System in New Orleans and Difficult Decisions Related to Efforts to Rebuild It Approximately 6 Months After Hurricane Katrina Among the challenges facing New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is the significant destruction and... |
| Date Aug. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-789 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2005 Report to the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE Health Care Services Are Not Always Available to Native Americans GAO-05-789 August 2005 INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-789, a report to the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Reliability Health Care Servic... |
| 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. 15, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-42 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2004 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE HOSPICE CARE Modifications to Payment Methodology May Be Warranted GAO-05-42 a October 2004 MEDICARE HOSPICE CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-42, a report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and the Committ... |
| Date July 14, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-947T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery 2:00 p.m. EDT July 14, 2004 Testimony
Before the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, House of Representatives HEALTH CARE National Strategy Needed to Accelerate the Implementation of Information Technology
Statement of David A. Powner, D... |
| Date May 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-472 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS Questions Persist about Their Impact on Hospitals’ Uncompensated Care Costs GAO-04-472 May 2004 UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS Questions Persist about Their Impact on Hospitals’ Uncompensated Care Costs Highlights of GAO-04-472, a report to congressional requesters About 7 million undocumented alie... |
| 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 Oct. 6, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-103R |
Title
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. 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1056 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted GAO-03-1056 September 2003 MEDICARE Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted Highlights of GAO-03-1056, a report to congressional committees In 1999, the Health Care Financing Administration, now called the Cente... |
| Date Sept. 19, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-948 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered GAO-03-948 September 2003 MEDICARE Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered Highlights of GAO-03-948, a report to the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committ... |
| Date Aug. 8, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-836 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Implications of Rising Premiums on Access to Health Care GAO-03-836 August 2003 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Implications of Rising Premiums on Access to Health Care Highlights of GAO-03-836, a report to congressional requesters The recent rising cost of medical malpractice insurance premiums in m... |
| 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 Oct. 25, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-168 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES Internal Control Activities Need Improvement GAO-03-168 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Internal Controls Not Effectively Implemented Conclusions Recommendations for Executive Action Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 1 3 4 5 21 21 22 Appendixes
Appendix I: Append... |
| Date Oct. 18, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-179 |
Title
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 Oct. 13, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-123R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 13, 2000 The Honorable Terry Everett Chairman Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Response to Questions From Hearing on Patient Safety and Quality of Care at VA Facilities Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed information responds to your follow-up questions on... |
| Date Sept. 1, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-177R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283429 September 1, 2000 The Honorable Pete Stark Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare and Managed Care Plans: Payments and Costs for Selected Hospitals Dear Mr. Stark: Hospitals have reported financial diffic... |
| Date July 27, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-167 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA PATIENT SAFETY Initiatives Promising but Continued Progress Requires Culture Change
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta, Associate Director Veterans’ Affairs... |
| Date March 13, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-63R |
Title
1 fiGA
Accountability
l Integrily * Reliability United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-284671 March 13,200O The Honorable Steven Buyer Chairman The Honorable Neil Abercrombie Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Militarv Treatment Facilities: Em... |
| Date Jan. 25, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-31 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE Lessons Learned From HCFA’s Implementation of Changes to Benefits GAO/HEHS-00-31 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283963 January 25, 2000 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce ... |
| Date March 19, 1999 |
Report No. OSI-99-5R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of Special Investigations B-282124 March 19, 1999 The Honorable Harry Reid United States Senate Subject: Denartment of Veterans Affairs: Alleged Imuroner Personnel Practices at the Ambulatorv Care Center in Las Vegas. Nevada Dear Senator Reid: This letter responds to your December I, 1998, request that we investigate alleged... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-99-14 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters VETERANS’ HEALTH CARE Service Delivery for Veterans on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands GAO/HEHS-99-14 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279603 November 4, 1998 The Honorable Robert A. Underwood The... |
| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-32 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VA HOSPITALS Issues and Challenges for the Future GAO/HEHS-98-32 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-277634 April 30, 1998 The Honorable Arlen Specter Chairman Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Un... |
| Date Feb. 23, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-60 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1998 Report to Congressional Committees RURAL PRIMARY CARE HOSPITALS Experience Offers Suggestions for Medicare’s Expanded Program GAO/HEHS-98-60 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278799 February 23, 1998 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Honorable ... |
| Date Sept. 17, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-178 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1997 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Resource Allocation Has Improved, but Better Oversight Is Needed GAO/HEHS-97-178 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-277468 Septemb... |
| Date June 27, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-128 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, and to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives MEDICAID Sustainability of Low 1996 Spending Growth Is Uncertain GAO/HEHS-97-128 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276963 June 27, ... |
| Date June 12, 1997 |
Report No. NSIAD-97-144 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1997 Report to Congressional Requesters MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Renovation Plans at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center GAO/NSIAD-97-144 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-276792 June 12, 1997 The Honorable Conrad Burns Chairman The Honorable Patty Murray Ranking Mi... |
| Date April 9, 1997 |
Report No. T-HEHS-97-106 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 1997 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE POST-ACUTE CARE Cost Growth and Proposals to Manage It Through Prospective Payment and Other Controls
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Di... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-207 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1996 Report to the Honorable Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate MATERNITY CARE Appropriate Follow-Up Services Critical With Short Hospital Stays G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-207 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-266282 September 11, 1996 The Honorable Ron Wyden United ... |
| Date Sept. 3, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-198 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Travis Hospital Construction Project Is Not Justified G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-198 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-... |
| Date July 25, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-121 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Opportunities for Service Delivery Efficiencies Within Existing Resources G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-121 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Servi... |
| Date June 27, 1996 |
Report No. T-HEHS-96-172 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 27, 1996 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ HEALTH CARE Challenges for the Future
Statement of David P. Baine, Director Health Care Delivery and Quality Issues Health, Education, and Human Serv... |
| Date March 8, 1996 |
Report No. T-HEHS-96-99 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. Friday, March 8, 1996 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Opportunities to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Resource Needs
Statement of David P. Baine, Director Health Care Delivery and Quality Issues Health, Education, ... |
| Date Feb. 29, 1996 |
Report No. T-HEHS-96-94 |
Title
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United States General Accounting Offke Testimony
Before the Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat IO:00 a.m. Thursday,February29,1996 Statusof Medicare’ Federal s Hospital InsuranceTrust Fund Statement of Sarah F. Jaggar, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO/T-KEHS-96-94 cx?srso... |
| Date Nov. 17, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-96-19 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1995 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE Effects of Facility Realignment on Construction Needs Are Unknown GAO/HEHS-96-19 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-2656... |
| Date Oct. 2, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-96-12R |
Title
7 I A0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-259614 October 2, 1995 Max Baucus Senate Baucus: The Honorable United States Dear Senator One of the issues before the Congress as it considers modifications to the Medicare program is controlling costs while maintaining access to basic hospital and physician One model intended to ... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1995 |
Report No. AIMD-95-182 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1995 Report to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE DELIVERY Top Management Leadership Critical to Success of Decision Support System GAO/AIMD-95-182 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-260377 September 29, 1995 The Honorable... |
| Date June 2, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-95-172R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-260591 June 2, 1995 Senator John D. Rockefeller IV Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans* Affairs United States Senate Dear Senator Rockefeller: More than 240,000 veterans receive inpatient and/or outpatient substance abuse services at 165 Department of Veterans Affairs' medic... |
| 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 Feb. 24, 1995 |
Report No. T-AIMD-95-89 |
Title
Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9 a.m. Friday February24,1995 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Deteriorating Financial Condition
Statement of John W. Hill, Jr. Director, Financial Management Policies and Issues Accounting and Information Management Division Mr. Chairman and Members of the Sub... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-95-19 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, House Committee on Government Operations VA HEALTH CARE Albuquerque Medical Center Not Recovering Full Costs of Lithotripsy Services GAO/HEHS-95-19 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Hum... |
| Date Dec. 23, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-95-14 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the and Investigations, on Oversight Chairman, Subcommittee Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS' HEALTH CARE Veterans' Perceptions of VA Services and VAs Role in Health Care Reform GAO/HEHS-95-14 United States GAO Washington, D.C. 20548
Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-257442 December ... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-95-27 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate GERMAN HEALTH REFORMS Changes Result in Lower Health Costs in 1993 GAO/HEHS-95-27 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-254061 December 16, 1994 The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on ... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-95-9 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAL EDUCATION Curriculum and Financing Strategies Need to Encourage Primary Care Training GAO/HEHS-95-9 United States General Accounting Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-249760 October 21, 1994 The Honorable David H. Pryor Chairman The Honorable William S. Cohen Ranking Minority M... |
| Date 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 July 15, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-205FS |
Title
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United Statee General Accounting OfPlce Lnly~ GAO
July 1994 Fact Sheet for Congressional Comrnittees HEALTH SECURITY ACT Analysis of Veterans’ Health Care Provisions : Printed copies of this document \ will be available shortly. GAO GeneralAccounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division United States B-257871 July 15, 1994 Iv The Honorable Jo... |
| Date July 11, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-176 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and Technology, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives
July 1994 HEALTH CARti REFORM Potential Difficulties in Determining Eligibility for Low-Incom,e People GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Divisi... |
