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Date June 20, 1989 Report No. T-HRD-89-30 Title

Social Services: Meeting the Needs of Children in a Home-Based Setting

UnitedStuerGenerrlAccoun* O!tlce / 38 f/b GAO For Release On Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday June 20, 1989 Testimony I III 138916 MBBTING TEE NEEDS OF CEILDRBN INAHOUB-BASED SETTING Statement of J. William Gadsby Director of Intergovernmental and Management Issues Human Resources Division Before the Committee on Finance United States Senate GAO/T-HRD-89-30 o+s-75-q I%-~~6 SUmIIary Of G...
Date May 31, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-69 Title

VA Health Care: Few Veterans Denied Care at Florida Clinics

..-"".,. _... ..^. GAO '--.. VA .&A HEA~LTHCARE e----_ ___ .~~ Few Veterans Denied Care at JTloridaUnits . GAO General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division united states B-232912 May 31,1989 The Honorable Alan Cranston, Chairman The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski, Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate The Honorable G. V. Montgomery,...
Date May 31, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-70 Title

VA Health Care: Veterans' Demand for Outpatient Care

.l.l-__, .I.I.I “_ll..-“---_-.--- .. “ll..l.-._---^I-. -,..-.----- - h1il.y l!H!) VA HEALTH CARE Veterans’ Demand for Outpatient Care _._.- .,^ .-.-. _l~._“.l_l----.l--.l -..-- -.-..1--.-_1.-.--- (;A.(): lIlll)-N!b70 - GAO united states Human Resources Division General Accounting OfTice Wahington, D.C. 20648 B-236316 May 31,198Q The Honorable Alan Cranston, Chairman The Honorable Prank H...
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 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 Jan. 5, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-36 Title

DOD Health Care: Occurrence Screen Program Undergoing Changes, but Weaknesses Still Exist

Report to Congressional Requesters alwuary 1989 DOD HEALTH CARE Occurrence Screen Program Undergoing Changes, but Weaknesses Still Exist GA.O/HKD-W-36 Ahut 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. GAo General :::z: Accounting Office , .C,. 2064A Division Human Resources January 6, 1989 The Honorabl...
Date Nov. 28, 1988 Report No. HRD-89-4 Title

Long-Term Care for the Elderly: Issues of Need, Access, and Cost

United State& GA!!!!!! Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives i I November 1988 LONG-TERM CARE F’ORTHE ELDERLY Issues of Need, Access, and Cost GAO/ElD?W4 l About Our New Cover. .. The new co14 Human Resources Division B-226097 November 28,1988 The Honorable Claude Pepper Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Ter...
Date Nov. 8, 1988 Report No. PEMD-89-7FS Title

Medicare PROs: Extreme Variation in Organizational Structure and Activities

.payeaol s! oxd ay2 yD!y~ u! aws ayq u! sdno.@ JaI..unsuo3 pule Yy?zaq.Iaylo ~J!M sdysuogelaJ(p)pue ‘SUOgUaA.XaWj put? saA!laa[qo O%ld (&)‘sagAgX Ma!Aa.I (z) 'wgsj~aw.y~ Il?UO!JEZ!UE$JO (~):suo~~~~adoo11d3os-~~adse Jno3aq&IXap aM 'l.roda~wasa~da~~uI 886 1 ‘8 JaWaAoN 89EZEZ-8 Wzid -!‘PW SdL-6tUlWEId/OV3 ZT TT TT TT OI OE 62 92 92 PZ EZ zz IZ IZ oz oz 81 PI EI ZI II EE 808d -!P&U S&%SUiU3d/...
Date Oct. 20, 1988 Report No. PEMD-89-4BR Title

Cancer Treatment: National Cancer Institute's Role in Encouraging the Use of Breakthroughs

I.. .+ ..‘, . , United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1988 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives CANCER TREATMENT National Cancer Institute’s Role in Encouraging the Use of Breakthroughs . United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodolo...
Date Sept. 28, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-94 Title

DOD Health Care: Requirements for Emergency Services Adequate and Generally Attainable

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 July 14, 1988 Report No. T-HRD-88-22 Title

Veterans Affairs: Changes in the Delivery of Selected Mental Health Services at Veterans Administration Medical Centers

United States General Accounting OfIke - GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday July 14, 1988 Testimony Changes in the Delivery Mental Health Services Administration Medical of Selected at Veterans Centers Statement of David P. Baine, Human Resources Associate Division Director Before the Committee on Veterans' United States Senate Affairs ‘. ‘d-t-2 -::,. “ GAO/T-HRD-...
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 June 2, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-104BR Title

AIDS: Views on the Administration's Fiscal Year 1989 Public Health Service Budget

I ~scIo;Lb4 . United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate June 1988 AIDS Views on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 1989 Public Health Service Budget 136264 GAO/HRD-88-104BR United States , General Accounting OfFice WashingCon, D.C. 20548 Human R...
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 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 Nov. 12, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-18 Title

VA Health Care: Assuring Quality Care for Veterans in Community and State Nursing Homes

United States General Accounting Office GAO November 1987 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate . VA HEALTH CARE Assuring Quality Care for Veterans in Community and State Nursing Homes 1 wllIll1 Ill II 134396 owoss3 GA >/HID8848 Human Resources Division B-207930 November 12, 1987 The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ve...
Date Sept. 22, 1987 Report No. T-HRD-87-24 Title

AIDS Prevention: Views on the Administration's Proposed Budget for FY 1988

. ‘ Un;it;m i plftates Genera3AceountibWM$@ ,, 3Js77 J, GA!!0 For Relearre on Del&wry Expsct6d at 2rOO p.m . EDT Tuaaday, Sqptember 22, 1987 Tedmony . AIDS Prevention: View8 on the Administration'8 Proposed Budget for FY 1988 Stataent of M ichael Zimmerman, Senior A8rociate Director Human Resources Division on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Com m erce Nowe of Repr8rentativsr ...
Date Sept. 21, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-129 Title

Public Health Service: Disapproval of a Grant Application for Migrant Health Services

United States Geneml Accounthg Office )3 GAO September 198’ 7 Report to the Honorable Paul S. Trible, U.S. Senate PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Disapproval of a Grant Application for Migrant Health Services Not to be rulatreuclout&de the CJeMm RZBTIWTED-Accounting Offioe excapt on the basis Of SPeCuic ~PPFOWL~ by the Office of Conkre3’ slond Relat!onc. GAO/HRD-87-129 RELEASED 53Y?v GAO United States G...
Date Sept. 16, 1987 Report No. PEMD-87-24BR Title

Undocumented Aliens: Estimating the Cost of Their Uncompensated Hospital Care

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1987 Briefing Report to Ccmgressional Requesters UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS Estimating the Cost of Their Uncompensated Hospital Case i : .. i . . . . .I . 5 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-125051 September 16, 1987 The Honorable Vie Fazio Chairman, Subcommittee on Legisla...
Date Aug. 31, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-123BR Title

VA Health Care: Resource Allocation Methodology Should Improve VA's Financial Management

Briefing Report to the Committee on Veterans’AfWrs, United States Senate August 1987 VA HEALTH CARE ResourceAllocation Methodology Should Improve VA’ Financial s Management 133830 C-JS~, ee GAO/JXE&D-87423BB GAS3 llnited States General Accounting OflIce Wakhington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-207930 August 31, 1987 Affairs The Honorable Alan Cranston Committee on Veterans' Chairman, ...
Date Aug. 12, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-126BR Title

AIDS Prevention: Views on the Administration's Budget Proposals

. L &ted GAO ’ - States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcom m ittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,Education and Related Agencies, Com m ittee on Appropriations, United States Senate I ,,L August 1987 AIDS PREVENTION Views on the Adm inistration’ s Budget Proposals I RELEASED GAO/H&D-87-126BR 5sco92 &A0 United States General Accounting Offlee Washington, D.C....
Date Aug. 12, 1987 Report No. T-HRD-87-22 Title

AIDS Prevention: Views on the Administration's Proposed Budget for FY 1988

For Release on Delivery Exoected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesdayr August 12, 1987 AIDS Views Prevention: on the Administration's Proposed for Budget FY 1988 Statement of Michael Zimmermanr Senior Associate Director Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Labor/ Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate ! / i GAO/T-HRD-87-22 .-...
Date July 22, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-113 Title

Medicare and Medicaid: Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Requirements Needed

United Stat.es General Accounting Office sq3 7 ‘ Report t#othe Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate -I July 1987 MEDICARE AND MEDICAID Stronger Enforcement of Nursing Home Requirements Needed RELEASED GAO/HRD-87-113 Human Resources Dhision The Honorable .John Heinz Ranking Minority Member. Special Committee on Aging llnitecl States Senate Dear Senator Heinz: This repo...
Date July 21, 1987 Report No. T-HRD-87-17 Title

DOD Health Care: GAO's Reviews of Quality Assurance Programs

United States General Accounting OBRce / Testhony For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, July 21, DOD HEALTH CARE GAO'S REVIEWS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS 1987 Statement of David P. Baine, Human Resources Associate Division Director Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives llllllllll Ml 133502 / GAO/...
Date July 9, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-91 Title

Medicare: Rehabilitation Service Claims Paid Without Adequate Information

. United States General kccounting GAO July 1987 i Report to th&.Administrator, Health Care’ . Financing Administration, Department of ’ Health and Human Services Office, 1. - MEDICARE 1.. Rehabilitation Service Claims Paid W ithout Adequate Information llllllllH IIIIU 133390 03q3GL GAO/HRD-87-91 . . B-227482 July 9, 1987 William Roper, M.D. Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration ...
Date May 18, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-49 Title

VA Health Care: VA's Patient Injury Control Program Not Effective

United States General Accounting Office GAD May $987 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, q Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate ) ggy-fs ’ VA HEALTHCARE VA’ Patient Injury s Control Program Not Effective I II IllII 133015 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division IS-223536 May l&l987 The Ilonorable Frank II. Murkowski Ranking Minori...
Date May 13, 1987 Report No. T-HRD-87-13 Title

Health: Medicare Payment for Hospital-Based Physician Services

United States General Accounting Office /3 I GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 13, 1987 Medicare Physician Payment for Services Hospital-Based Statement of Michael Zimmerman, Senior Associate Director Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives 132951 III ) GAO/T-HRD-87-13 ) I SUMMARYOF...
Date April 30, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-31 Title

Health Care: Patient Transfers From Emergency Rooms to D.C. General Hospital

. -. 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 April 15, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-77 Title

Medicaid: Addressing the Needs of Mentally Retarded Nursing Home Residents

United Mates General Accounting Office GAO AphllS87 Report to the Secretary of Health and HVma: Se: .: rl rvices MEDICAID Addressing the Needs of Mentally Retarded Nursing Home Residents 132851 Lo5 GAO/HRD-87-77 united states General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-226661 April 16,1987 The Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D. The Secretary of Health and Human Services ...
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 Jan. 23, 1987 Report No. PEMD-87-5BR Title

Posthospital Care: Discharge Planners Report Increasing Difficulty in Placing Medicare Patients

. . ..-..-. United States General Accountm ..-.---.~---_---_--__-- __-. ds Office GAO January 1987 Briefing Report to the Honorable Claude Pepper, Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-term Care, Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives .-- -.- .--__ ~.. ._ ._ -- f POSTHOSPITAL CARE Discharge Planners Report Increasing Difficulty in Placing Medicare Patients 132066 I _ _--. .-.-.--....
Date Aug. 11, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-93 Title

Medicare: Alternatives for Paying Hospital Capital Costs

. , . \ United States General Accounting Office 31054 GAO August 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives MEDICARE Alternatives for Paying Hospital Capital Costs GAO/HRD-86-93 Q ,; (- ’ I 4” I ‘ . c . united SfdfRB General Accounting Office Wa&in#on, D.C.20548 Human Remarcear Divfsion B-210307 August 11,1986 The Honorable Fortn...
Date July 22, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-126BR Title

Medicare: Comments on HHS Proposal To Revise End Stage Renal Disease Facility Payment Rates

. * United States &e&l Briefing Accounti Of!k’ice . Subcommittee on Health, Cdmmittee on Ways and Means House of Representatives July 1986 MEDICARE Comments on HHS Proposal to Revise End Stage Rend Disease Facility Payment Rates ’ I I IIIII “I III II 111 130513 03M5cL GA+l/HRD-86-126BR . , - -_ -__-_-~----__ ---- * Llnkd States General Accounting Ofnce Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources ...
Date July 16, 1986 Report No. 130404 Title

Health: Physician Payment Rates Under Medicare's End Stage Renal Disease Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVER% EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1986 STATEMENT OF THOMAS G. DOWDAL, GROUP DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON PHYSICIAN PAYMENT RATES UNDER MEDICARE'S END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PROGRAM Mr. Chairm...
Date May 21, 1986 Report No. 129914 Title

Health: Nursing Home Standards Enforcement

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 WIIll1 llllllll 129914 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY May 21, 1986 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION FOR THE RECORD BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE ON NURSING HOME STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERSOF THE COMMITTEE: We are pleased enforcing requirements. po...
Date Jan. 21, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-36 Title

Medicare: Documenting Teaching Physician Services Still a Problem

United States Gefkral Accounting CWfice /33 Report to Congressional Committees . January 1986 lMEDICARE Documenting Teaching Physician Services Still a Problem I 128961 GAO,‘HRBWM AboutOurNewLook.. . This GAO report was produced using a new design and printing process to help you get the information you need more easily. GAO is phasing in this new design. As we do so, we welcome any comments you...
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 Nov. 12, 1985 Report No. 128404 Title

Health: Evaluating the Effects of Medicare Prospective Payment on Post-Hospital Care

UNITED STATES GENERAI; ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. November 12, 1985 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAM EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGYDIVISION ON EVALUATING PR@?PECTIVE E EFFECTS ,dF MEDICARE i_ . PO$T-HOSPITAL CARE : i "n...."-- BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE ~lll~lll~ 128404 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS O...
Date Sept. 12, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-109 Title

Health: Additional Changes to the Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Major Joint Procedures Are Needed

UNITED WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOlJRCLb DIVISION . Mr. ccl~~ Mr. -===zp kkuugh MI. hTa;r Q September 12, C. McClain Haddow Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Haddow: Additional Changes to the Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Major Joint Procedures Are Needed (GAO/HRD-85-109) Subject: In a June 10, 1985, Notice of Propo...
Date Aug. 8, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-52 Title

Health: Better Patient Management Practices Could Reduce Length of Stay in VA Hospitals

NBY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To,The Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Better Patient Management Practices Could Reduce Length Of Stay In VA Hospitals In fiscal year 1984, the Veterans Administration (VA) spent over $8 billion to provide health care to millions of veterans. This amount could rise sharply in the next two decades as millions more veterans become eligible for free VA health services. V...
Date May 3, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-63 Title

Health: Information on Veterans' Ability To Defray the Cost of Their Inpatient Care

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, 20548 DE. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION May 3, 1985 B-218494 The Honorable Administrator Harry N. Walters of Veterans Affairs 126920 Dear Mr. Walters: Subject: .,-_Information on Veterans' Ability to Defray the Cost of Their Inpatient Care (GAO/HRD-85-63) The administration's fiscal year 1986 budget proposes a comprehensive reform of eligibility for V...
Date Feb. 21, 1985 Report No. PEMD-85-8 Title

Information Requirements for Evaluating the Impacts of Medicare Prospective Payment on Post-Hospital Long-Term Services: Preliminary Report

L . UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. ACCOUNTING 20548 OFFICE EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY OWlSiON PROGRAM E-217732 FEBRUARY 21,1986 The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: I11111 IIll 126291 Information Requirements for Evaluating the Impacts of Medicare Prospective Payment on Post-Hospital Long-Term-Care Services: .-7 Preliminary R...
Date June 12, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-69 Title

Health: Do Skilled Nursing Facilities Have Enough Wheelchairs To Meet Their Patients' Needs?

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054a MUMAN NCSOUNCU OIVISION B-215396 JUNE 12, 1984 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Daniel K. Inouye Senate Inouye: Hllllllll 124701 Do Skilled Nursing Facilities Have Enough Wheelchairs to Meet Their Patients' Needs? (GAO/HRD-84-69) This is in response to your request for information on the number of wheelchairs skilled nu...