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Date Jan. 29, 2008	Report No. GAO-08-223	Title State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Funded Status of Pension and Health Benefits United States Government Accountability Office GAO January 2008 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RETIREE BENEFITS Current Funded Status of Pension and Health Benefits GAO-08-223 January 2008 Highlights Highlights of GAO-08-223, a report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Reliability STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RETIREE BENEFITS...
Date Jan. 22, 2008	Report No. GAO-08-317	Title State and Local Governments: Growing Fiscal Challenges Will Emerge during the Next 10 Years United States Government Accountability Office GAO January 2008 Report to Congressional Committees STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Growing Fiscal Challenges Will Emerge during the Next 10 Years GAO-08-317 a Contents Preface Results in Brief Background The State and Local Government Sector’s Fiscal Difficulties Are Likely to Emerge within the Next 10 Years Decline in Fiscal Balances Is Related to Rap...
Date Nov. 30, 2007	Report No. GAO-08-340CG	Title Financial Management: U.S. Financial Condition and Fiscal Future Briefing
Date July 18, 2007	Report No. GAO-07-1080SP	Title State and Local Governments: Persistent Fiscal Challenges Will Likely Emerge within the Next Decade United States Government Accountability Office GAO GAO’s State and Local Fiscal Simulations For over a decade GAO has run longterm simulations showing that absent a change in policy, the combined effects of demographic changes and growing health care costs drive everincreasing federal deficits and debt levels. The Comptroller General has repeatedly warned that the current fiscal path of the fede...
Date March 30, 2007	Report No. GAO-07-355	Title Employer-Sponsored Health and Retirement Benefits: Efforts to Control Employer Costs and the Implications for Workers United States Government Accountability Office GAO March 2007 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives EMPLOYERSPONSORED HEALTH AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS Efforts to Control Employer Costs and the Implications for Workers GAO-07-355 March 2007 Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-355, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representat...
Date March 26, 2007	Report No. GAO-07-280	Title Medicaid Long-Term Care: Few Transferred Assets before Applying for Nursing Home Coverage; Impact of Deficit Reduction Act on Eligibility Is Uncertain United States Government Accountability Office GAO March 2007 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE Few Transferred Assets before Applying for Nursing Home Coverage; Impact of Deficit Reduction Act on Eligibility Is Uncertain GAO-07-280 March 2007 MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-280, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliabil...
Date Feb. 15, 2007	Report No. GAO-07-497T	Title Health Care Spending: Public Payers Face Burden of Entitlement Program Growth, While All Payers Face Rising Prices and Increasing Use of Services United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, February 15, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives HEALTH CARE SPENDING Public Payers Face Burden of Entitlement Program Growth, While All Payers Face Rising Prices an...
Date July 28, 2006	Report No. GAO-06-880	Title Medicare: CMS's Proposed Approach to Set Hospital Inpatient Payment Appears Promising 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 July 21, 2006	Report No. GAO-06-704	Title Medicare Physician Services: Use of Services Increasing Nationwide and Relatively Few Beneficiaries Report Major Access Problems United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES Use of Services Increasing Nationwide and Relatively Few Beneficiaries Report Major Access Problems GAO-06-704 July 2006 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES Highlights Highlights of GAO-06-704, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Use of Services ...
Date Jan. 13, 2006	Report No. GAO-06-299R	Title Medicare: Sponsors' Management of the Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Benefit United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 13, 2006 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Medicare: Sponsors’ Management of the Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Benefit Dear Mr. Waxman: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2...
Date Nov. 18, 2005	Report No. GAO-06-139R	Title Medicare: CMS's Beneficiary Education and Outreach Efforts for the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Program United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 18, 2005 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Medicare: CMS’s Beneficiary Education and Outreach Efforts for the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Program Dear Mr. Waxman: Established by the Medicare Pres...
Date Nov. 10, 2005	Report No. GAO-06-59	Title Medicare: Little Progress Made in Targeting Outpatient Therapy Payments to Beneficiaries' Needs United States Government Accountability Office GAO November 2005 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Little Progress Made in Targeting Outpatient Therapy Payments to Beneficiaries’ Needs GAO-06-59 November 2005 MEDICARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-06-59, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Little Progress Made in Targeting Outpatient Therapy Payment...
Date June 22, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-850T	Title Medicaid Drug Rebate Program: Inadequate Oversight Raises Concerns about Rebates Paid to States United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICAID DRUG REBATE PROGRAM Inadequate Oversight Raises Concerns about Rebates Paid to States Statement of Kathleen King Director, Health Care GAO-05-850T June 22, 2005 ...
Date Feb. 28, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-310R	Title DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Health Resources United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 28, 2005 Congressional Committees Subject: DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Health Resources Combined, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide health care services to about 16.8 million beneficiaries at an estimated cost of $58 billion for fiscal year 2005�...
Date Feb. 17, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-309R	Title Information Management: Health and Human Services' Estimate of Health Care Cost Savings Resulting from the Use of Information Technology United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 16, 2005 The Honorable Jim Nussle Chairman Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Subject: Health and Human Services’ Estimate of Health Care Cost Savings Resulting from the Use of Information Technology Dear Mr. Chairman: According to the Institute of Medicine and others, the U.S. health care delivery system ...
Date Feb. 4, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-102	Title Medicaid Drug Rebate Program: Inadequate Oversight Raises Concerns about Rebates Paid to States United States Government Accountability Office GAO February 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAID DRUG REBATE PROGRAM Inadequate Oversight Raises Concerns about Rebates Paid to States GAO-05-102 February 2005 MEDICAID DRUG REBATE PROGRAM Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-102, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Inadequate Oversight Raises Concerns abo...
Date Jan. 12, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-145R	Title Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Access to Physician Services: Trends in Utilization of Services, 2000 to 2002 United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 12, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Access to Physician Services: Trends in Utilization of Services, 2000 to 2002 In the 1990s, several reforms to Medicare physician fees ...
Date Nov. 17, 2004	Report No. GAO-05-43	Title Medicare: CMS's Program Safeguards Did Not Deter Growth in Spending for Power Wheelchairs United States Government Accountability Office GAO November 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE CMS’s Program Safeguards Did Not Deter Growth in Spending for Power Wheelchairs GAO-05-43 November 2004 MEDICARE CMS’s Program Safeguards Did Not Deter Growth in Spending for Power Wheelchairs Highlights of GAO-05-43, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance...
Date Oct. 8, 2004	Report No. GAO-05-85	Title Medicare Physician Payments: Concerns about Spending Target System Prompt Interest in Considering Reforms United States Government Accountability Office GAO October 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Concerns about Spending Target System Prompt Interest in Considering Reforms GAO-05-85 a October 2004 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-85, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Concerns about Spending Target Sy...
Date Sept. 7, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-765	Title Medicare: Past Experience Can Guide Future Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Past Experience Can Guide Future Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies GAO-04-765 a September 2004 MEDICARE Past Experience Can Guide Future Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies Highlights of GAO-04-765, a report to congressional committees. The Medicare ...
Date Aug. 18, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-1000R	Title Milwaukee Health Care Spending Compared to Other Metropolitan Areas: Geographic Variation in Spending for Enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 August 18, 2004 The Honorable Paul Ryan House of Representatives Subject: Milwaukee Health Care Spending Compared to Other Metropolitan Areas: Geographic Variation in Spending for Enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Dear Mr. Ryan: Health care spending varies across the country due to differences in the use a...
Date July 22, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-839T	Title Prescription Drugs: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Enforce the Prohibitions on Personal Importation United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 22, 2004 Testimony Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Enforce the Prohibitions on Personal Importation Statement of Richard M. Stana, Director Homeland Security ...
Date July 21, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-755	Title VA Medical Centers: Internal Control over Selected Operating Functions Needs Improvement United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA MEDICAL CENTERS Internal Control over Selected Operating Functions Needs Improvement GAO-04-755 a July 2004 VA MEDICAL CENTERS Internal Control over Selected Operating Functions Needs Improvement Highlights ...
Date July 21, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-792	Title VA and DOD Health Care: Resource Sharing At Selected Sites United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA AND DOD HEALTH CARE Resource Sharing at Selected Sites GAO-04-792 July 2004 VA AND DOD HEALTH CARE Resource Sharing at Selected Sites Highlights of GAO-04-792, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Overs...
Date July 14, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-947T	Title Health Care: National Strategy Needed to Accelerate the Implementation of Information Technology 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 June 22, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-718	Title Contract Management: Further Efforts Needed to Sustain VA's Progress in Purchasing Medical Products and Services United States General Accounting Office GAO June 2004 Report to the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Further Efforts Needed to Sustain VA’s Progress in Purchasing Medical Products and Services GAO-04-718 a June 2004 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Further Efforts Needed to Sustain VA’s Progress in Purchasing Medical Products and Services Highlights of GAO-04-718...
Date May 1, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-793SP	Title Comptroller General's Forum on Health Care: Unsustainable Trends Necessitate Comprehensive and Fundamental Reforms to Control Spending and Improve Value May 2004 HIGHLIGHTS OF A GAO FORUM Health Care: Unsustainable Trends Necessitate Comprehensive and Fundamental Reforms to Control Spending and Improve Value Highlights of GAO-04-793SP Unrelenting growth in health care spending has put pressure on policymakers to seek health care system reforms. The stress comes partly from a wide gap in expectations between what health care Americans want and wha...
Date April 28, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-716T	Title Medicare: CMS Did Not Control Rising Power Wheelchair Spending United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 28, 2004 Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE CMS Did Not Control Rising Power Wheelchair Spending Statement of Leslie G. Aronovitz Director, Health Care—Program Administration and Integrity Issues GAO-04-716T April 28, 2004 MEDICARE CMS Did Not Control Risin...
Date Feb. 27, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-495R	Title DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Resources United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 27, 2004 Congressional Committees Subject: DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Resources Combined, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide health care services to about 12 million beneficiaries at an estimated cost of about $53 billion for fiscal year 2004—$26.7 bi...
Date Feb. 27, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-359	Title Medicare Home Health: Payments to Most Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Cover Their Costs United States General Accounting Office GAO February 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE HOME HEALTH Payments to Most Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Covered Their Costs GAO-04-359 a February 2004 MEDICARE HOME HEALTH Payments to Most Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Covered Their Costs Highlights of GAO-04-359, a report to congressional requesters Under Medicar...
Date Jan. 5, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-166R	Title SCHIP: HHS Continues to Approve Waivers That Are Inconsistent with Program Goals United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 5, 2004 The Honorable Charles Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: SCHIP: HHS Continues to Approve Waivers That Are Inconsistent with Program Goals States provide health care coverage to about 60 million low-income uninsured adults and children large...
Date Nov. 19, 2003	Report No. GAO-04-271T	Title Computer-Based Patient Records: Short-Term Progress Made, but Much Work Remains to Achieve a Two-Way Data Exchange Between VA and DOD Health Systems United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives COMPUTER-BASED PATIENT RECORDS Short-Term Progress Made, but Much Work Remains to Achieve a Two-Way Data Exchange Between VA and DOD Health Systems Stat...
Date Oct. 31, 2003	Report No. GAO-04-224	Title Information Technology: Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions United States General Accounting Office GAO October 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions GAO-04-224 a October 2003 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highlights of GAO-04-224 a report to the Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S...
Date Sept. 3, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-912	Title Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Savings Depend on Pharmacy and Type of Card Used United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS Savings Depend on Pharmacy and Type of Card Used GAO-03-912 September 2003 PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS Highlights of GAO-03-912, a report to congressional requesters Savings Depend on Pharmacy and Type of Card Used While prescription drugs have become an increasingly ...
Date July 8, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-862R	Title Health Care: Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 July 8, 2003 The Honorable Bill Frist Majority Leader United States Senate Subject: Health Care: Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities Dear Senator Frist: A recent report by the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences, found that racial and ethnic minority groups tend to receive a lower quality o...
Date June 30, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-579R	Title VA Health Care: Contract Labor Cost Analysis in RAND Study United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 June 30, 2003 The Honorable Lane Evans Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives Subject: VA Health Care: Contract Labor Cost Analysis in RAND Study Dear Mr. Evans: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spent about $23 billion to provide health care to over 4 million veterans in fiscal year 200...
Date April 10, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-577T	Title Medicare: Financial Challenges and Considerations for Reform United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2003 Testimony Before the Joint Economic Committee MEDICARE Financial Challenges and Considerations for Reform Statement of David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States GAO-03-577T Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today as you examine Medicare...
Date April 9, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-650T	Title Medicare: Observations on Program Sustainability and Strategies to Control Spending on Any Proposed Drug Benefit United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2003 Testimony Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Observations on Program Sustainability and Strategies to Control Spending on Any Proposed Drug Benefit Statement of David M. Walker Comptroller General of the United States GAO-03-650T April 9, 2003 M...
Date March 4, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-247R	Title Medicare Trust Funds Actuarial Estimates: Efforts Have Been Made to Improve Internal Control over Projection Process but Some Weaknesses Remain United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 March 4, 2003 The Honorable Thomas A. Scully Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Subject: Medicare Trust Funds Actuarial Estimates: Efforts Have Been Made to Improve Internal Control over Projection Process but Some Weaknesses Remain Dear Mr. Scully: Medicare spending growth remains one of the most pressing and compl...
Date Feb. 27, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-412R	Title Government Operations: Retiree Health Benefits at Selected Government Contractors United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 27, 2003 The Honorable Carolyn McCarthy House of Representatives Subject: Retiree Health Benefits at Selected Government Contractors Dear Ms. McCarthy: Since World War II, some employers have voluntarily sponsored postretirement health plans as a benefit to their employees. According to government sources, these health plans con...
Date Jan. 10, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-196	Title Federal Employees' Health Benefits: Effects of Using Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Health Plans, Enrollees, and Pharmacies United States General Accounting Office GAO January 2003 Report to the Honorable Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senate FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ HEALTH BENEFITS Effects of Using Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Health Plans, Enrollees, and Pharmacies GAO-03-196 January 2003 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ HEALTH BENEFITS Highlights of GAO-03-196, a report to the Honorable Byron L. Dorgan, U.S. Senate Effects of Using Pharmacy...
Date Dec. 31, 2002	Report No. GAO-03-183	Title Skilled Nursing Facilities: Medicare Payments Exceed Costs for Most but Not All Facilities United States General Accounting Office GAO December 2002 Report to Congressional Committees SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Medicare Payments Exceed Costs for Most but Not All Facilities GAO-03-183 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Medicare Payments Considerably Higher than Costs for Most Freestanding SNFs, Thereby Improving Their Overall Financial Performance Reported Medicare Costs of Hosp...
Date Nov. 8, 2002	Report No. GAO-03-161	Title VA Health Care: Expanded Eligibility Has Increased Outpatient Pharmacy Use and Expenditures United States General Accounting Office GAO November 2002 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE Expanded Eligibility Has Increased Outpatient Pharmacy Use and Expenditures GAO-03-161 November 2002 VA HEALTH CARE Expanded Eligibility Has Increased Outpatient Pharmacy Use and Expenditures Highlights of GAO-03-161, report to the Chairman, Co...
Date Sept. 30, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-963	Title Medicare Hospital Payments: Refinements Needed to Better Account for Geographic Differences in Wages United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2002 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENTS Refinements Needed to Better Account for Geographic Differences in Wages GAO-02-963 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Medicare Labor Cost Adjustment Does Not Adequately Account for Wage Differences within Certain Areas Through Reclassification, Some Hospitals Receive a...
Date Sept. 6, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-829	Title Defense Health Care: Most Reservists Have Civilian Health Coverage but More Assistance Is Needed When TRICARE Is Used United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2002 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Most Reservists Have Civilian Health Coverage but More Assistance Is Needed When TRICARE Is Used GAO-02-829 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Percentage of Reservists with Coverage Is Similar to That Found in the General Population Most Mobilized Reservists Maintain Civilian ...
Date Aug. 23, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-841	Title Skilled Nursing Facilities: Providers Have Responded to Medicare Payment System By Changing Practices United States General Accounting Office GAO August 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Providers Have Responded to Medicare Payment System By Changing Practices GAO-02-841 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Distribution of Patients Across Payment Categories Has Changed Since PPS, SNFs Provide Fewer Minutes of Therapy Concluding Observations Agency Comments 1...
Date July 23, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-968T	Title Medicare Hospital and Physician Payments: Geographic Cost Adjustments Important to Preserve Beneficiary Access to Services United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2002 MEDICARE HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Geographic Cost Adjustments Important to Preserve Beneficiary Access to Services Statement of William J. Scanlon Director, Health Care Issues GAO-0...
Date July 22, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-969T	Title VA and DOD Health Care: Factors Contributing to Reduced Pharmacy Costs and Continuing Challenges United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. in Boston, Massachusetts Monday, July 22, 2002 VA AND DOD HEALTH CARE Factors Contributing to Reduced Pharmacy Costs and Continuing Challenges Stateme...
Date June 26, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-872T	Title VA and Defense Health Care: Potential Exists for Savings through Joint Purchasing of Medical and Surgical Supplies United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2002 VA AND DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Potential Exists for Savings through Joint Purchasing of Medical and Surgical Supplies Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health Care—Veterans�...
Date June 12, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-833T	Title Medicare: Challenges Remain in Setting Payments for Medical Equipment and Supplies and Covered Drugs United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2002 MEDICARE Challenges Remain in Setting Payments for Medical Equipment and Supplies and Covered Drugs Statement of Leslie G. Aronovitz Director...

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