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Date July 17, 1990 Report No. T-PEMD-90-10 Title

Medical Device Problem Reporting: A Case Study of a Home Apnea Monitor

I . United States General Accounting Oftice / iiA0 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:OO a.m . EDT Tuesday, July 17, 1990 Testimony 141794 Medical A Case Device Problem Reporting: Study of a Home Apnea Monitor Statement of Director Carl E. W isler, and Reporting Program Evaluation and for Planning Division Methodology Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and...
Date July 11, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-83 Title

Home Visiting: A Promising Early Intervention Strategy for At-Risk Families

--_--- ..” .__.__.._... St~tw ,.__ Il~~ittvJ _- ..__..-__...““_ l-_.“l”_l_--- (ktlr~ral +_c-counting Offiw ~----.-~---~-. .I U. Rcport~t,o that Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Mncation, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, I J.S.Senate HOME VISITING A Promising Early Intervention Strategy for At-Risk Families 141782 , IW3TIU~---Not to be released...
Date May 31, 1990 Report No. PEMD-90-17 Title

Medical Devices: Underreporting of Serious Problems With a Home Apnea Monitor

United States General Accounting Office ;, . w . Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Comrkerce, House of Representatives ‘* -r May 1990 MEDICAL DEVICES Underreporting of Serious Problems With a Home Apnea Monitor GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-237533 May 31,19...
Date Jan. 24, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-14BR Title

Medicare: Increased Denials of Home Health Claims During 1986 and 1987

. ‘ United States General Accounting Office GAO January 1990 Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE Increased Denials of Home Health Claims During1986 and 1987 i GAO/HRD-90-14BR : United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-225004 January 24,199O The Honorable Olympia J. Snowe House of Representatives Dear Ms. Snowe: In November 1987, y...
Date Oct. 24, 1989 Report No. HRD-90-37 Title

Medicare: Payments for Home Dialysis Much Higher Under Reasonable Charge Method

--- - --...-_-” ..--...-a -.....- lJ r~itt~d St.a t tw Gt?nt~ral Acwunt,ing ---.-...-~ Office GAO kport. to Congressional Ihpaest~rs MEDICARE Payments for Home Dialysis Much Higher Under Reasonable Charge Method GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-230626 October 24,1989 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United Sta...
Date Oct. 23, 1989 Report No. HRD-90-19 Title

In-Home Services for the Elderly: Cost Sharing Expands Range of Services Provided and Population Served

_____-I_._..____ . . -._-_._.._._ St.ilt.t’ ..” t lrli .__.._ s . j. .* .._._ .-._.----t.cbd----.--- (;f~rlt~l’ Acc*OtlItt---- ____----_--..- .._.._.__ l’ -__--.__l--.-_-, ;tl l-._.-.eF1--l--.II__ irlg Ol’ ic*c* - IN-HOME SERVICES F’ THE ELDERLY OR Cost Sharing Expands Range of Services Provided and Population Served Human Resources Division B-236610 October 23, 1989 The Honorable Spar...
Date Oct. 10, 1989 Report No. HRD-90-7 Title

Medicare: Assuring the Quality of Home Health Services

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1989 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate MEDICARE Assuring the Qudity of Home Health Services B-23661 1 October 10, 1989 The Honorable John Heinz Ranking Minority Member Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Senator Heinz: In response to your request, this report addresses the Health Care ...
Date Sept. 29, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-111 Title

Medicare: Program Provisions and Payments Discourage Hospice Participation

i United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1989 Report to the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Program Provisions and Payments Discourage Hospice Participation GAO/HRD-89411 Human Resources Division B-237072 September 29, 1989 The Honorable Fortney H. (Pete) Stark Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House o...
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 July 14, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-95 Title

Health Care: Nine States' Experiences With Home Care Waivers

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate July 1989 HEALTH CARE Nine States’ Experiences With Home Care Waivers GAO/HRD-89-95 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-23 1228 July 14, 1989 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: T...
Date June 20, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-73 Title

Health Care: Home Care Experiences of Families With Chronically Ill Children

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1989 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate $. .p”& HEALTH CARE Home Care .“& Experiences of Families With Chronically 111 Children .. GAO/HRD-89-73 Human Resources Division B-231228 June 20, 1989 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your request, we ...
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 5, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-96 Title

Pediatric AIDS: Health and Social Service Needs of Infants and Children

United States General Accounting Office GAO May 1989 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate PEDLATRIC AIDS Health and Social Service Needs of Infants and Children GAO/HRDM-96 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-235379 May 5,1989 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance Unites States Senate Dear Mr. Chair...
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 Sept. 27, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-96FS Title

Medicaid: Views on Changes Needed in Mental Health Benefits

United States-General Accounting Office GAO September 1988 Fact Sheet for the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. Senate MEDICAID Views on Changes Needed in Mental Health Benefits GAO/HRD-88-96Fs 1 United States General Accounting Of&e Wahington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division ~-226561 September27,1988 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Daniel Senate Inouye: K. Inouye In response to your r...
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 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 July 31, 1987 Report No. PEMD-87-21BR Title

Medicare: Catastrophic Illness Insurance

. . . ;. .’ United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1987 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Special Com m ittee-on Aging, U. S. Senate M E D ICARE Catastrophic Illness Insurance Y GAO united General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division states B-227664 July 31. 1987 The Honorable John Melcher Chairman, Special Committee on Aging Llnited State...
Date May 29, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-80 Title

Long-Term Care Insurance: Coverage Varies Widely in a Developing Market

United Staterr General Accounting Office GAO” May 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on ’ Health and Long-Term Care, Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives LONG-TERM CARE“i’ INSURANCE Coverage Varies Widely in a Developing Market . . c ! . . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-226097 May 29,1987 The Honorable Cla...
Date April 28, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-61 Title

Medicaid: Determining Cost-Effectiveness of Home and Community-Based Services

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 1987 Report to the Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services MEDICAID Dete Cost-Effectiveness of Home and CommunityBased Services I-mining 1 GAO/HRD-8741 GAO, United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-208492 April 281987 William L. Roper, M.D. Admimst...
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 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 Dec. 2, 1986 Report No. HRD-87-9 Title

Medicare: Need To Strengthen Home Health Care Payment Controls and Address Unmet Needs

1 L’ GAO December 1888 United Water &eral Accounting Of’f’ice s/$74 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate MEDICARE Need to Strengthen Home Health Care Payment Controls and Address Unmet Needs 1111111 llllll 131879 9315~8 GAO/lHBD-87-9 RELEASED Y GA!!!! United States General Accounting OfYice Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-225004 December2,...
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 Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-110 Title

Health: Simulations of a Medicare Prospective Payment System for Home Health Care

, .+:.. ‘4’:‘; - .- ..- .,., .- ,, ._,__ . UNITEDSTATESGENERALAC~O~NTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20544 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION PREFACE This study is based on a request from Congressman Claude Pepper to assist him in drafting a legislative proposal providing for a prospective payment system for home health care services under the Medicare program. Before drafting such a office wanted to know ...
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 Feb. 1, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-14 Title

Health: Changes Needed in Medicare Payments to Physicians Under the End Stage Renal Disease Program

EWTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Health And Human Services Changes Needed Vb Medicare Payments To Physicians Under The End Stage Renal Disease Program Since July 1973, the Medicare program has covered the cost of treating individuals with end stage renal disease. Total program costs have increased from about $229 million in 1974 to more than $1.8 billion in 1983. Rena...
Date June 15, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-60 Title

Health: Federal Funding of Long-Term Care for the Elderly

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCDUNTING OFFICE WAbHINGTON, ’ ,. HUMAN RCSOURcC$ DIVISION I” :I$.,,. .,. Ar ,,... ... D.C. 3,’ 20549 :I .,( : jl ..,!, ‘F?,! :c,!.’ c,*,y(,*,,:
Date May 23, 1983 Report No. 121460 Title

Health: Medicaid and Nursing Home Care Across the States

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IIllIll Ill1 121460 STATEMENT OF GARRY MCDANIELS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE BEFORE THE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:30 p.m. May 23, 1983 FOR PROGRAMEVALUATION SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MEDICAID AND NURSING HOME CARE ACROSS THE STATES MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COM...
Date Dec. 7, 1982 Report No. IPE-83-1 Title

Health: The Elderly Should Benefit From Expanded Home Health Care but Increasing These Services Will Not Insure Cost Reductions

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Of The Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate The Elderly Should Benefit From Expanded Home Health Care ;.’ Increasing These Services Will put Not Insure Cost Reductions Because families and individuals prefer to have a choice among long-term care options, a larger demand for home health care is likely throughout th...
Date Aug. 27, 1982 Report No. IPE-82-7 Title

Health: Assessment of the Use of Tax Credits for Families Who Provide Health Care to Disabled Elderly Relatives

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE //~qq Report To The Chairman, Special Committee On Aging RELEASED i.- Assessment Of The Use Of Tax Credits For Families Who Provide Health Care To Disabled Elderly Relatives In assessing proposed tax credit legislation for assisting families caring for disabled elderly relatives, GAO finds that families are the “predominant providers of long-term care for the e...
Date May 4, 1982 Report No. IPE-82-3 Title

Health: The Status of the Department of Health and Human Services' Compliance With Requirements To Establish a Data Collection Plan for the Medicaid Home and Community Care Waiver

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE INSTITUTE FOR EVALUATION PROGRAM May 4, 1982 B-207323 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The Status of the Department of Health and Human Compliance with Requirements to EstabServices' lish a Data Collection Plan...
Date March 15, 1982 Report No. 117799 Title

Health: Data Used by HCFA in Preparing Its Proposal for the End Stage Renal Disease Program

*.. .a, “‘“i,, *, Izi?w United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office 1 Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. EST Monday, March 15, 1982 Statement Associate Director, of Michael Zimmerman Division Human Resources Before the on Health on Finance Subcommittee Senate Committee On the Data Used by the Health in Preparing Reimbursement Its Proposal Care Financing to Estab...
Date March 15, 1982 Report No. 118458 Title

Health: The Proposed Regulations Governing Reimbursement Under the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Program

. . United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, Statement Subcommittee House Committee Hearing Governing Medicare for the Record on Oversight on Ways and Means Regulations Under the Progrpm on the Proposed Reimbursement End Stage Renal Disease This Financing to establish statement focuses on the data used by the Health its recent Care Administration a prospective dialysis (HCFA)...
Date Nov. 10, 1981 Report No. 116840 Title

Health: Expanded Home Health Care

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.ml. Tuesday, November 10, 1981 STATEMENTOF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION I I BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON EXPANDEDHOME HEALTH CARE We are pleased to be here today to testify on the iswe of / borne health care and S. 23...
Date Oct. 26, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-4 Title

Income Security: Improved Knowledge Base Would Be Helpful in Reaching Policy Decisions on Providing Long-Term, In-Home Services for the Elderly

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Pete V. Domenici United States Senate lmproved Knowledge Base Would Be Helpful In Reaching Policy Decisions On Providing Long-Term, In-Home Services For The Elderly Long-term, in-home care consists of services to the elderly who, because of chronic functional disabilities, need assistance with basic activities of daily living. Although it i...
Date Sept. 25, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-155 Title

Medicare Home Health Services: A Difficult Program To Control

., UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 HUMAN REsoURCEs DIVISION B-204802 The honorable United States Dear Senator Pete V. Domenici Senate Domenici: This report responds to your August 6, 1979, request regarding Medicare home health services. We made an assessment of the reasonableness and medical necessity of skilled nursing care and the need for the home health aide ser...
Date May 14, 1981 Report No. 115235 Title

Health: Legislation and Regulations To Address Abuses in the Home Health Care Industry

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT Thursday, May 14, 1981 STATEMENT OF GREGORYJ. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE PERMANENTSUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTALAFFAIRS ON THE ADEQUACY OF r LEGISLATT"N AND REGULATIONS $@ADDRESS'i@USES IN THE HOME HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY 3 Mr. Chairman a...
Date April 27, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-72 Title

Health: VA Home Care Program Is a Cost-Beneficial Alternative to Institutional Care and Should Be Expanded

UNITED STATE~GEWERALKC~UNT~NC OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLWWRC+B DlVlillON B-202945 APRIL27.198l The Honorable Rufus H. Wilson Acting Administrator of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Wilson: Subject: 115036 F A* Home Care Program Is # Cost-Beneficial Alternative to Institutional Care and Should Be Expande but Program Management Needs Improveme A!J (~~~-81-72) We completed a review of the Veter...
Date April 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-84 Title

Health: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations' Queries on Abuses in the Home Health Care Industry

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASMIWGTON OF O.C. THE UNITED 2OSM STATES The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Permanent Subcommittee on Chairman, Investigations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Response to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Queries on Abuses in the Home I;- nvestigations' Health Care Industry (HRD-81-84) Subject: I“) 3 'This report is in response to...
Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. 117094 Title

Special Publications: Profiles of Older People

r* * *.- P r The data in this booklet is based on Ohio, which incl the characteristic Ohio with older p To set the stage for this booklet, a brief discussion of the three studies-Ohio, Oregon, and Kentucky-follows. ess of the United States. s General Accounting Office provides this booklet to the delegates to help them in their deliberations. We believe that by knowing about older people in these...
Date May 8, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-85 Title

Health: Evaluation of the Health Care Financing Administration's Proposed Home Health Care Cost Limits

@PLO Xelat ions. Human Division United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Resources B-198735 p3 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Bob Packwood Senate Nay 8, 1980 Packwood: of the Health Care Financinq r-Evaluation Administration's Proposed Home Health Care Cost Limits (HRD-80-85) J This letter is a partial response to your concerns that the Health Care Financing ...
Date May 8, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-84 Title

Health: Evaluation of the Health Care Financing Administration's Proposed Home Health Care Reimbursement Limits

~~~~~~~~~~~ Ila233 ,_ GAO Ilst to 'be released Outside GAOwithout wwoval by the Office of Congressiona,l Relations. Human u 22.93 United States General Accounting Dfilce Washingkm, DC20548 c ResoJrCeS RELEASED May Division B-198735 8, 1980 The Honorable Sam N. Gibbons Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: j-/S& "djOd Galuation o...
Date Sept. 10, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-116 Title

Health: Blue Cross Association Performance as a Medicare Contractor

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RELEASED SEPTEMBER IO, 1979 B-164031(3) The Honorable Sam M. Gibbons Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Ways and Means %0' 0 House of Representatives 6 -II f Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Blue Cross Association Performance I? as a Medicare Contractor (HRD-79-116) 3 Your March 1, 1979, letter (and attachments) requested that we examine (1) potential future roles...
Date May 15, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-17 Title

Health: Home Health Care Services--Tighter Fiscal Controls Needed

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL llllllllllllllllllllIllllllllll ’ LM109398 t e ngress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Home Health Care Sewicesr Fiscal Controls Needed The cost of home health care services under Medicare has spiraled in recent years--$786 million is projected for fiscal year 1979. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has long been aware of the need to contain these costs through limits o...
Date May 15, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-71 Title

Health: The New Orleans Naval Hospital Should Be Closed and Alternative Uses Evaluated

DOCUIENT RESOUE 05986 - [B1386412] The New Orleans Naval Hospital Should Be Closed and Alternative Uses Evaluated. HRD-78-71; B-133044. ay 15c 1978. 19 pp + 3 appendices (4 pp.). Report to the Congrew.s; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Area: Health Programs (1200); Health Programs: Diagnosis and Disease Ccntrol (1201). Contact: Human Resources Div. Early Budget Function: Nat...
Date March 6, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-64 Title

The 1975 Amendments to the Older Americans Act: Little Effect on Spending for Priority Services

,’ .A llHlllllllllllll IIllIIIIIIIIlIIlllll lllllllllllll LMI 05322 ! OF THE UNITED STAiES The 1975 Amendments To The Older ! Americans Act--Little Effect On Spending For Priority Services The 1975 amendments established four priority servies for me eklerly-transportation, home services, legal and other counseling, and residential repair and renovation. They have had little effect on the spendin...
Date Feb. 22, 1978 Report No. 105121 Title

Home Health: The Need for a National Policy To Better Provide for the Elderly

DOCliZE' 05121 - [ 05854771 UlSUi Home Health: The Need for a Natioral for the Biderly. fbrmary 22, 1978. pp.). olicy TO etter rovide pp. * 2 eclosures (2 Gregory Testimony before tha ouse Select Committee on Aging; b hart. Director, Human RBeaesres Div. J. Contact: Human Resources Div. Congressional Balsvance: Hous Select Committe on &gu9g. Authority: BR. 10462 95th Cong.). National Etalt Planing...
Date Dec. 30, 1977 Report No. HRD-78-19 Title

Home Health: The Need for a National Policy to Better Provide for the Elderly