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Date June 28, 1990 Report No. T-HRD-90-45 Title

Nonprofit Hospitals: Better Standards Needed for Tax Exemption

United States General Accounting Offke GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday June 28, 1990 Testimony NONPROFIT HOSPITALS: Better Standards Needed For Tax Exemption Statement of Mark V. Nadel, Associate for National and Public Human Resources Division Director Health Issues Before the Select Committee on Aging House of Representatives GAO /T-HFID-XI-45 GAO Form 160 (12/W SU...
Date June 21, 1990 Report No. T-HRD-90-44 Title

Health: HCFA Needs Better Assurance That Hospitals Meet Medicare Conditions of Participation

United states General Accounting Oface GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 21, 1990 , Testimony HCFA Heeds Better Assurance That Eiospitals Meet I4edicare Conditions of Participation Statement of David P. Baine, Director Federal Health Care Delivery Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Issu...
Date June 12, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-67 Title

Rural Hospitals: Federal Leadership and Targeted Programs Needed

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 May 30, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-84 Title

Nonprofit Hospitals: Better Standards Needed for Tax Exemption

GAO Representatives NONPROFIT HOSPITALS Better Standards Needed for Tax Exemption ,’ ., ‘,I ,‘.? L) ,, .I _, +gjg / d p.,,$4 ._. “’ ,.: “,“/ .” .r:\,g’. j) C( \“. :p‘,,,: f ,‘/ i((0,.“\‘I! ,,. 141681 Human Resources Division B-237838 May 30,199O The Honorable Edward R. Roybal Chairman, Select Committee on Aging Houseof Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report resp...
Date April 6, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-64 Title

VA Health Care: Better Procedures Needed to Maximize Collections From Health Insurers

I 1 United.States General Accounting Office G;AO Aplill990 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Better Procedures Needed to Maximize Collections From Health Insurers Not to be released outside RESTRICTED-General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. the GAO/HID90-64 Human Resources Div...
Date April 3, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-78 Title

Medicare: Alternatives for Computing Payments for Hospital Outpatient Surgery

GAO -.-“.~ . ..< I ._-. l-l.l..l “...“_. .-_-~ -_____ April 1!I!)0 MEDICARE Alternatives for Computing Payments for Hospital Outpatient Surgery ---- -~- (if.44 )/IIKI)-90-78 G&O GeneralAccountingOfflce united states Wahington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-234847 April 3,199O The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman, Subcommittee on Medicare and Long Term Care Committee on Finan...
Date Feb. 8, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-55BR Title

VA Health Care: Veterans' Concerns About Services at Wilmington, Delaware, Center

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. 30, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-53 Title

Health Care: Limited State Efforts to Assure Quality of Care Outside Hospitals

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives January 1990 HEALTH CARE Limited State Efforts to Assure Quality of Care Outside Hospitals Human Resources Division B-236203 January 30,199O The Honorable Edward R. Roybal Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care Select Committee ...
Date Dec. 20, 1989 Report No. PEMD-90-7 Title

Medicare: Improvements Needed in the Identification of Inappropriate Hospital Care

~-_---.-“-- ,- “-m---- Ih’.Q’t”tlrllwt’ l!HN MEDICARE Improvements Needed in the Identification of Inappropriate Hospital Care -- GAO,‘IWMD-W-7 Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation aud Methodology Division B-234162 December 20, 1989 The Honorable Pete Stark Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to a r...
Date Dec. 14, 1989 Report No. HRD-90-6 Title

VA Health Care: Assessment of Surgical Services at Two Medical Centers in the Southwest

VA HEALTH CARE Assessment of Surgical Services at Two Medical Centers in the Southwest l GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division I%-237822 December 14, 1989 The Honorable Alan Cranston Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs I lnited States Senate The IIonorable Dennis DeConcini Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ilnited States Senate The Ilonor...
Date Sept. 29, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-85 Title

Medicaid: Federal Oversight of Kansas Facility for the Retarded Inadequate

rt 0 ‘J _.. _. ..” I. . II.. .-.. .._._” ,I_. .__- __“l_“_._. -I-_ .--- _.----~_-ll-“~-l”--ll”“---,~,~---l-_ Human Resources Division H-230468 September 29, 1989 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman, Subcommittee on the Handicapped Committee on Labor and Human Resources I Jnited States Senate The IIonorable Dave Durenburger Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on the IIandicapped C...
Date Sept. 13, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-120 Title

AIDS: Delivery and Financing Health Services in Five Communities

United StatesGeneral to Accounting Office GAO September 1989 Report Congressional Committees - AIDS General Accounting Office Human Resources Division B-236204 September 13,1989 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Iicalth and the Environment Committ,ec on Energy and Commerce II...
Date May 18, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-80 Title

VA Health Care: Allegations Concerning VA's Patient Mortality Study

,._ l_l...” .“I.._l.ll ..“_.. ,..,. .---_--.l_-_~-.--.~-_.lM;l,r 1!Wl . -.-- VA HEALTH CARE Allegations Concerning VA’s Patient Mortality Study . , GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Ihuau Resources Division united states B-236069 May 181989 The Honorable Alan Cranston Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: As requested in your ...
Date April 11, 1989 Report No. T-HRD-89-14 Title

Medicare: Indirect Medical Education Payments Are Too High

United Stabs t General Account OflIce GAO Testimony lllllllllIlllIl 138468 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday April 11, 1989 MEDICARE: Indirect Medical Education PaymentsAre Too High Statement of Michael Zimmerman, Director of Medicare and Medicaid Issues Human Resources Division Before the Subcommitteeon Health U.S. House of Representatives Committeeon Waysand Means (+Jqj&-...
Date April 10, 1989 Report No. T-HRD-89-16 Title

Medicare: GAO Views on the Payment System for Outpatient Cataract Surgery

. I . . . I United States General A~qmhing Oface / ig % -’ y’ Testimony llllllllllllll 138382 For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m . EDT M onday April 10, 1989 M E D ICARE: GAOViews On The Payment System For Outpatient Cataract Surgery Statem ent of M ichael Zimmerman, Director of M edicare and M edicaid Issues Hum anResources Division Before the Subcom m ittee on Health U.S. House of ...
Date April 6, 1989 Report No. T-HRD-89-13 Title

Medigap Insurance: Effects of the Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 on Benefits and Premiums

United States General Accounting Oface Testimony For Release MEDIGAP INSURANCE: Effects of 1988 of the Catastrophic and Coverage Premiums Act on Benefits on Delivery Expected at IO:30 a.m. EST Thursday April 6, 1989 Statement of Michael Zimmerman, Director, Medicare and Medicaid Issues Human Resources Division Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee o...
Date March 30, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-18 Title

Medicare: Statutory Modifications Needed for the Peer Review Program Monetary Penalty

ReporttoCongressionalCommittees I March 1989 MEDICARE Statutory Modifications Needed for the Peer Review Program Monetary Penalty ., . .‘. ! United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-233035 March 30, 1989 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy and C...
Date Jan. 5, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-33 Title

Medicare: Indirect Medicare Education Payments Are Too High

United States General Accounting Office GAO1 January 1989 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE ,.,\J ~ Indirect Medical nts Education P Are Too Hig GAO/HRD-89-33 ..$ * -. . About Our New Cover... The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in GAO’s efforts to improve the presentation of our reports. Human Resources Division B-233646 January 5,1989 The Honorable Lloyd Ben...
Date Dec. 13, 1988 Report No. PEMD-89-11BR Title

Medicare: An Assessment of HCFA's 1988 Hospital Mortality Analyses

United States General Accounting Office . GAO . December 1988 Briefing Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate b MEDICARE An Assessment of HCFA’s 1988 Hospital Mortality Analyses GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division united states B-229397 December 13, 1988 The Honorable John Heinz Ranking Minority ...
Date Nov. 8, 1988 Report No. PEMD-89-7FS Title

Medicare PROs: Extreme Variation in Organizational Structure and Activities

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Date June 30, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-29 Title

VA Hospital Care: A Comparison of VA and HCFA Methods for Analyzing Patient Outcomes

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1988 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate VA HOSPITAL CARE A Comparison of VA and HCFA Methods for Analyzing Patient Outcomes GAO/PEMD43829 B229397.3 use the limited data on patient characteristics from administrative data files to adjust observed differences in outcomes among hospitals for variations in th...
Date June 27, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-23 Title

Medicare: Improved Patient Outcome Analyses Could Enhance Quality Assessment

.GAO ’ United States General Accounting Office Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate ’ June 1988 MEDICARE - Improved Patient Outcome Analyses Could Enhance Quality Assessment RELEASED GAO/PEMD-SS-23 B-229397 June 27. 1988 The IIonorable John IIcinz Ranking Nnorit). Mcmbc~r Special Committcse on Aging ITnitrd States Svnat(’ Dear Scnator IIcinz: This re...
Date May 26, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-70 Title

VA Health Care: Monitoring of Cardiac Surgery and Kidney Transplantation

United States General Accounting Office GAO i May 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on * . HUD-Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate VAHEALTHCARE Monitoring of Cardiac Surgery and Kidney Transplantation GAO/HRD-88-70 1 Human Resources Division B-207930 May 26,1988 The Honorable William Proxmire Chairman, Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies Committee on Appropr...
Date May 26, 1988 Report No. T-HRD-88-17 Title

Health: Obtaining Care for Chronically Ill Children in the Home Based Setting

--..-.---,I -- United States General Accounting Office --- GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at lo:00 a.m. EDT Thursday May 26, 1988 Testimony Obtaining the Home Care Based for Chronically Setting Ill Children in Statement of J. William Gadsby, Associate Human Resources Division Before the Committee on United States Finance Senate Director Obtaining Care for Chronically Ill in the Home Based Se...
Date April 22, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-41 Title

Medicare: Refinement of Diagnosis Related Groups Needed To Insure Payment Equity

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 1988 Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services MEDICARE Refinement of Diagnosis Related Groups Neededto Insure Payment Equity B-230528 April 22, 1988 The Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D. The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary: Because of the importance of diagnosis related groups (DRGS) to the Medicare prospective pay...
Date March 25, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-79 Title

Medicare: Potential Effects of Shifting the Home Health Benefit From Part A to Part B

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate March 1988 MEDICARE Potential Effects of Shifting the Home Health Benefit From PartAtoPartB ’ ! RESTFXTED-Not to be released outside the General Accourting Ofke except on the basis cf the specificapprod by the Office of CongressionalRelations. n. 54 1794 AO/HRD-8&79 . . .’ , I . GAO United States ...
Date March 22, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-67 Title

Defense Health Care: Cost of Care at Selected Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

I St&s -““,“m”“.-,,,’ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,” ll”_ .“-*““” United---.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I,,,,,,,,,,,” ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, *,,,,,,,,, l454SL G&m-al Accounting Office, q*i GAO ,“,,,**I* ,,-,, I,“,, “I ,,,,,,,,,,,,, I,“, I,“,,,**,,,,,,,,,,,,,111,,11*1*1,1,,1.11*1_-__-1--*-----~ Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Military...
Date March 1, 1988 Report No. T-HRD-88-9 Title

Medicare: Hospital Payment Rates Should Be Revised To Assure Reasonableness and Equity

United States General Accounting Oface Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday March 1, 1988 Medicare: Should Hospital Be Revised Payment to Assure Rates Reasonableness and Equity Statement of Michael Zimmerman, Senior Associate Director Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives GAO/T-HRD-88-9 I SUMM...
Date Jan. 29, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-46 Title

Medicare: Number of Rural Hospitals Terminating Participation Since the Program Began

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. 25, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-12BR Title

Cancer Treatment 1975-85: The Use of Breakthrough Treatments for Seven Types of Cancer

e on H&&h and the’,, Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce,House of RepresentativesI ;: _/.. January 1988 CANCER TREATMENT 197&@:- :, . *’ Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-226468 January 25, 1988 The Bonorable Henry A. Yaxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce !-louse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: One reason often ...
Date May 8, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-56 Title

VA Health Care: Building Hospital in Florida More Cost-Effective Than Buying One in Mobile

United States Gen_eral Accounti Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate --- W@ssi VA HEALTH CARE Building Hospital in Florida More CostEffective Than Buying One in Mobile GrAO/HRD-87-56 I GAO General Accounting Office Wmhington, DC. 20648 Human Remurces Division united State6 B-224814 May 8,1987 The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Ranking Minority Member C...
Date Feb. 26, 1987 Report No. T-PEMD-87-2 Title

Health: Reported Problems in Access to Posthospital Care for Medicare Beneficiaries

. 8 * -n *‘ c United States General Accounting Offlee / Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m . EST Thursday February 26, 1987 REPORTED PROBLEMS IN ACCESS TO POSTHOSPITAL CARE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES Statem ent of Eleanor Chelimsky, Director Program Evaluation and M ethodology Division . Before the Subcom m ittee on Health Com m ittee on Ways and M eans House of Representati...
Date Feb. 20, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-58 Title

Health Facilities: Problems at Harlem Hospital in Complying With Medicare Standards

--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...
Date Feb. 13, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-13 Title

VA Health Care: Support Lacking for Mission Change at Miles City, Montana, Medical Center

“ il’ . Unitedfhates General Accounting Of’l’ice / : GAO Febbary 1987 r Report to the Honorable Ron Marlenee,Houseof Representatives VA HEALTH CARE u Support Lacking for Mission Changeat Miles City, Montana, Medical Center I Ill 1 132298 t GAO IJnited States Genrral Awounting Dtwvw Regional --.-----_ __ .----. -------.-Office Office - Suite 300-D 2420 W. 26th Avenue Denver, CO 80211 ll-22(...
Date Jan. 28, 1987 Report No. T-PEMD-87-1 Title

Health: Access to Posthospital Care for Medicare Beneficiaries

II 1 . , -. Unite d S ta-tes G e n e r a l A c c o u n tin g O ffice I mo3q ‘G A O T e s tim o n y For R e l e a s e o n Delivery E xpecte d a t 9 :0 0 a .m . E S T Thursday January W , 1 9 8 7 lilQ A C C E S S T O P O S T E iO S P ITA L C A R E F O R M E D I C A R E B R N E F ICIA R IE S S ta te m e n t of E leanor Chelimsky, Director P r o g r a m E valuatio n and M e th o d o l o g y Division...
Date Sept. 15, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-139 Title

Medicare: Reviews of Quality of Care at Participating Hospitals

“-- _-_-- I United GAO Reptebber 1986 ’ Financing AdministrakiLon MEDICARE --Report to the Administrator, States General Accounting I * Office 1.3 \ I”7 Health Care Reviews of Quality of Care at Participating Hospitals O%~Qb GAO/HRD-86-139 - --I-- ----- -- --__- ----- GAO United States Generd Accounting Office WashlIIgton, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division szo(158E1 September 15, 1986 Will...
Date June 20, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-60 Title

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

-...- -I_ _- -..- --- --...- United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to the Honorable Sam Nunn United States Senate 130 3x3 - PUBLIC HOSPITALS SalesLead to Better Facilities but Increased Patient Costs RELEASED . GAO unitedstates General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Besources Division B-223097 June 20, 1986 The Honorable Sam Nunn United States Senate Dear Senator Nunn:...
Date March 7, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-25 Title

Medicare: Past Overuse of Intensive Care Services Inflates Hospital Payments

United States General Accounting Office 3AO , Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (arch 1986 MEDICARE k t Past Overuse of Intensive Care Services I Inflates Hospital Payments F :AO/HRD-86-26 034-l 5 3
Date Jan. 13, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-15 Title

VA Hospitals: Surgical Residents Need Closer Supervision

- United States General Amounting Office 3-4 - I 40I Report to the Congress I . ml-y 1986 VA HOSPITALS Surgical Residents Need Closer Supervision GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-220959 January 13, 1986 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report discusses the adequacy of the...
Date Aug. 20, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-94 Title

Health: Future Usefulness of Admission Pattern Monitoring System Is Questionable

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLbolJRCU DIVISION August 20, 1985 C. McClain Haddow Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Haddow: Future Usefulness Monitoring System 128138 Subject: of Admission Pattern Is Questionable (GAO/HRD-85-94) The Admission Pattern Monitoring System (APM) originally ...
Date June 13, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-69 Title

Health: VA's Justification for the Number of Beds Planned for the Philadelphia Hospital and Nursing Home

RESTRICTED - Not UNITED~TATE&t$#@i&$&~ WASHINGTON. D.C. to be released outalde the Qem4 t n the besis of specific eylyruwal Eelqtiona~ 20548 Yim++ 12739s WUMAN RuoURcs8 DIVI8ION .d ..- JUNE 13,1985 B-219055 The Honorable Jake Garn, Chairman Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject:' ‘JA’s Justification for the Number o...
Date June 7, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-64 Title

Health: Analysis of Issues Concerning the Planned Modernization or Relocation of the Allen Park, Michigan, VA Medical Center

ACCO BY THE US GENEiiRAL Report To The Honorable :John D. Dingell ~House Of Representatives .Analysis Of Issues Concerning The Planned Modernization Or Relocation Of The fallen Park, Michigan, VA Medical Center iGAO examined the four construction design concepts land related cost estimates the Veterans Administration ~(VA) was considering as of February 1985 in relation to ~modernizing the Allen P...
Date May 24, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-23 Title

Health: Implementing Outpatient Surgery Programs in Military Hospitals Can Reduce DOD's Health Care Costs

5 BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Implementing Outpatient Surgery Programs In Military Hospitals Can Reduce DOD’s Health Care Costs Outpatient (or same day) surgery has received widespread attention from nonfederal health care providers as a way to reduce health care costs. GAO found that military hospitals have made limited use of outpatient surgery to re...
Date May 14, 1985 Report No. 126949 Title

Health: Medicare Payments to Hospitals

United States General Accounting D.C. Offlce Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO AM. EDT Tuesday, May 14, 1985 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON +IEDICARE PAYMEYTS TO HOSPITALS -c 1Mr. Chalrnan '17e are related (1) and members pleased o...
Date March 15, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-21 Title

Health: DOD Should Adopt a New Approach To Analyze the Cost Effectiveness of Small Hospitals

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense DOD Should Adopt A New Approach To Analyze The Cost Effectiveness Of Small Hospitals Several studies of nonfederal hospitals have found that smaller hospitals are less economical to operate than larger ones. The studies indicate that the most economical hospital size is between 200 and 300 beds. In fiscal year 1983, the Depart...
Date Aug. 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-139 Title

International Affairs: Ways To Reduce the Cost of Medical Referral Programs in Micronesia and American Samoa

REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office Ways To Reduce The Cost Of Medical Referral Programs In Micronesia And American Samoa Lacking mlnents on the report. Prior to issuance of this Frnal report, the Federated States of Micronesia provided comments which are them included in appendix V. GAO did not incorporate into the final report. 1v Contents Page DIGEST CHAPTER 1 1 INTRODUCTION U.S. responsib...
Date July 12, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-72 Title

Health: Comments on the Legislative Intent of Medicare's Hospice Care Benefit

B-207300 The Honorable Bill Archer House of Representatives Dear Mr. Archer: Comments on the Legislative Intent of Medicare's Hospice Care Benefit (GAO/HRD-83-72) 122087 JWLEASED Subject: asked us a number of questions Your June 2, 1983, letter concerning the recently enacted Medicare hospice care benefit. this report will address the As agreed to with your office, legislative intent behind the ho...
Date Jan. 13, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-36 Title

Health: Improper Hospital Charges for Priority Tests Claimed for Medicare Reimbursement

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 HUMC N RtSOURCCS DIVISION Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D. Administrator Health Care Financing Admlnlstratlon Department of Health and Human Services Dedr Dr. DdVlb SubJect Improper Hospital Tests Claimed for (GAO/HRD-83-36) Charges Medicare for Priority Reimbursement' Our office 15 currently revlewlng dncllldry bervice utlllzdtlon III 16 selec...
Date May 24, 1982 Report No. HRD-81-82S Title

Health: Providing Veterans With Service-Connected Dental Problems Higher Priority at VA Clinics Could Reduce Fee-Program Costs

SUPPLEMENT A REPORTBY THE TO Comptroller General OF THEUNITED STATES Providing Veterans With Service-Connected Dental Problems Higher Priority At, VA Clinics Could Reduce Fee-Program Costs This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis of and response to the Veterans Administration’s comments on the issued report. GAO/HRD-81-82s MAY 24,1982 . , Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent ...
Date Dec. 29, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-31 Title

Health: How Health Maintenance Organizations Control Costs

UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20948 B-205827 The Honorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary% Subjectt,' ' How Health Maintenance Organizations Control Costs{:(HRD-82-31) In evaluating how health maintenance organizations I(HMOs) have attempted to reduce health care costs, we have obtakned information from 12 HMOs which we believe would be useful t...