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Date June 4, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-90 Title

Health: Federal Diabetes Activities

, COUNTING OFFICE R@lSE~ HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-164031(2) June 4, 1979 The Honorable United States Dear Senator H. John Heinz III Senate Heinz: Askes-ues-ted in your November 30, 1978, letter, we are reviewing federally funded activities concerning the research and control of diabetes mellitus. In our work to date, we have focused primarily on the activities of the Natio...
Date May 21, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-83 Title

Health: Allegations That the Milwaukee Indian Health Board Mismanaged Federal Funds

. UNITEIISTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 .I 5 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109440 B-164031(5) The Honorable United States Dear Senator William Senate Proxmire: Proxmire MAY27,mg As you requested on November 7, 1978, we investigated Indian Health Board b&is'The complaints involved: director before --Salary increases and bonuses for the executive I...
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 2, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-38 Title

Health: Legislative and Administrative Changes Needed in Community Mental Health Centers Program

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Illllllllllllllliilllilllll Ill11 Ill1 Illlllll Ill1 LMIOSSZS Legislative And Administrative Changes Needed In Community Mental Health Centers Program If the goal of establishing a nationwide network of community mental health centers is to be realized in the foreseeable future, legislative and administrative changes must be made in the program. State, local...
Date Feb. 27, 1979 Report No. PAD-79-8 Title

Veterans Affairs: Assessment of Information Needs for Veterans Administration, Department of Medicine and Surgery

-7 r ASSESSMENTOF INFORMATION NEEDS c HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATION SUBCOMMITTEESON HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES \ Cf;orVETERANS OEPARTMENTOF 111002 ACCOUNT 36-0160-O-l-703 36-0152-O-l-703 36-0181-O-l-703 36-0182-O-1-703 MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIOY AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH MANPOWER TRAINI...
Date Feb. 15, 1979 Report No. 120145 Title

Health: D.C. Department of Human Resources as State Health Planning and Development Agency

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE .-- WASHINGTON, D;C. 20548 1V 5 CENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION FEB 151979 FEB 1 5 1979 U'·(L1.fd(~~ Dear Mr. Russo: 1aag .L L[ . Dsiaf&rt5 as )'z · rc t4g Mr. Albert P. Russo, Director Department of Human Resources Washington, D.C. 20004 The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), conditionally designated the Department of Human Resources (DHR) as ...
Date Feb. 7, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-42 Title

Health: Federal Hospitals Could Improve Certain Cancer Treatment Capability by Sharing

REPORTB’Y’ THE- Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Hospitals Could Improve Certain Cancer Treatment Capability By Sharing The Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations asked GAO to review how the Department of Defense, the Veterans Administration, and the Public Health Service provide cancer care. The three agencies provide such treatment at nearly 300 Federal hospitals. About 6...
Date Jan. 16, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-34 Title

Health: Observations and Findings on Ten Federally Qualified HMOs

Chairman and Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research L,j+ 0 6-/n@-? Committee on Human Resources United States Senate Chairman and Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce House of Reprw= The enclosures summarize our observations on 10 of the aintenance grganizations (HMOs) ;;a;aw;t;;;A;;ed % e wi...
Date June 15, 1978 Report No. 095415 Title

Government Operations: GAO Reviews of the Professional Standards Review Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m., EST Thursday, June 15, 1978 l\\lil\lMilllllllllllmllllIllllll~ll LM095415 STATEMENT OF GREGORYJ. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND/MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES " ON GAO REVIEWS OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW PRO...
Date May 22, 1978 Report No. HRD-78-99 Title

Health: Better Coordination Could Improve the Provision of Federal Health Care in Hawaii

DOCUhBNT RESUDE 05991 - (d'41465061 WE"S4b 6;-4ehe Better Coordination Could Improve the P-covision of Federal Health Care in Hawaii. HRD-78-99; B-1.' 42. may 22, 1978. Released Hay 24, 1978. 34 pp. * 9 app ndices (20 pp.). 2eport to Sen. Daniel K. Inouye; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Health Prograhs (1200); Healtb Progrars: Federal Government Control of Costs Through Direc...
Date Jan. 17, 1978 Report No. FGMSD-77-8 Title

Financial Management: Uniform Accounting and Workload Measurement Systems Needed for Department of Defense Medical Facilities

DOCUMENT 04802 B0195090] PESUME Uniform Accounting and workload Measurement Systems Needed for Department of efense e_,izal Facilities. FGMSE-77-8; B-133142. January 17, 1976. 20 pp. + 2 appendices (5 Fp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer . Staats, Coiptrcller General. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Productivity: Fostering the use of Productivity data in budget process (2905). Contact: Fina...
Date Dec. 2, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-119 Title

The Sound Health Association: A Federally Qualified Health Maintenance Organization

DCCUMENT RESUME 04295 - fB3394623] (Restricted) The Sound Health Association: A Federally Qualified Health Maintenance Organization. HRD-77-119; B-164031(5). December 2, 1977. 26 pp. + 5 appendices (15 pp.). Report to Rep. Paul G. Rogers, Chairman, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Health and the Environment Subcommittee; Son. Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman, Senate Committee on Huma...
Date Sept. 2, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-140 Title

Health: Summary of the Status of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Grants and Loans Made Under the Health Maintenance Organization Act as of June 30, 1977

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES __~ ~- - _~_. __-- CI 20548 B-164031(5) 61 bd The Honorable United States Lloyd Bentsen Senate Jr. / 4 LM103491 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The Honorable Harrison A. Williams, Chairman, Senate Committee on Human Resources The Honorable Harley 0. Staggers '4 Chairman, House Committee on $3' & P Interstate and Foreign Commerce The ...
Date June 8, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-93 Title

Health: Analysis of Variations in Claims Processing Costs of Fiscal Agents for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services

RELEASED Department lY,de c3st.s cau2 charged w~qcs other higher becauw claim of Defense V3rlaiiOnS exist in cld~ms processing under cosr~relmburuble contracts beof dif?crr?7ces tn admlnE.trative costs to ;he program, prvductwty and of claim processors, claim volumes, and factors. Claims procesc’ tg Costs are than for MedIcare and P.?edlcald partly of smaller claim volumes, a complex form, arti ...
Date May 25, 1977 Report No. 102229 Title

Health: Procurement of Eyeglasses and Other Medicaid Supplies and Services

LEdPrE OC mENT NoLF V A L/3 L E NJI (NJ United States General Accounting Office W4ashington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Exoected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 25, 1977 r4 Statement of Gregory J. Ahart, Director Human Resources Division before the Subcommittee on Monopoly Select Committee on Small Business United States Senate on Procurement of Eyeglasses and Other Medicaid Supolies and S...
Date May 16, 1977 Report No. ID-77-15 Title

International Affairs: U.S. Participation in the World Health Organization Still Needs Improvement

DOCUMENT 02242 - [A1452432] RESUME U.S. Participation in the World Healt'i Organization Still 977. 52 pp. Improvement. ID-77-15; B-164031(2). May 16, Needs Report to Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: International Economic and Military Programs (600); Military Programs: U.S. International Economic a Devel...
Date May 5, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-58 Title

Health: Report to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on Fundamental Improvements Needed for Timely Promulgation of Health Program Regulations

DCCUOENT 01949 [A1252249] EISURE Report to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on Fundamental Improvements Needed for Timely Promulgation of Health Program Regulations. HRD-77-58; B-164031(5). ay 5, 1977. 83 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources and Development Div. Issue Area: Health Programs: Compliance W...
Date April 4, 1977 Report No. 100525 Title

Government Operations: Implementation of the Professional Standards Review Organization Program

DOCUEBNT RESURE 00525 - [A10519041 Implementation of the Professional Standards Review Organization Program. April 4, 1977. 19 pp. Testimony before the Hcase Committee on Ways and eans: hart, Director, Human Oversight Subcommittee; by Gregory J. Resources Div. Issue Area: Health Programs (1200). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: Health: Health Care Services (551). Organization Concarn...
Date March 8, 1977 Report No. FGMSD-76-102 Title

Health: Loss of Millions of Dollars in Revenue Because of Inadequate Charges for Medical Care

DOCUMENT RESUME 00508 - LA0751626] Loss of Millions of Dollars in Revenue Because of Inadequate Charges for Hedical Care. B-133142; FGNSD-76-102. March 8, 1977. 17 pp. Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Keller, Acting ccmptroller General. Issue Area: Accounting and Financial Reptorting (1208); Health Programs: ReimbursemGnt Policies and Utilization Controls (2800). Contact: Financial and General...
Date June 29, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-142 Title

Health: Review of the Medicaid Systems in Colorado, Maryland, and Massachusetts

UNITED STATES GENERA!, ACCWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTGN. D.C. 213548 lllllllllllllllll Ill1 1111111111 lllllllllllllll Ill1 LM098127 HUMAN RESOURCES DiVISlO?4 B-164031(3) The Honorable The Secretary and Welfare Dear Mr. JW! ;! g ?97fj I i of Health, Sducation, Secretary: During iri4 and 1975, we reviewed the Medicaid systems in Colorado, Maryland, and Massachusetts to identify and repdrt the reasons fo...
Date March 19, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-94 Title

Health: Delays in Processing Medicare Part B Payments to Program Participants in Florida

Department of Health, Education, and Although the carrier processed 94 percent of claims within 60 days, thousands of Floridians encountered long delays in getting claims processed--237,000 claims took over 60 days to process and 104,000 of these took over 90 days. GAO believes that the fundamental reason for delays in processing has been a lack of attention by management to achieving satisfactory...
Date Dec. 9, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-85 Title

Financial Management: How States Plan for and Use Federal Formula Grant Funds To Provide Health Services

BY OF He Department of Health, Education, and Welfare GAO found that States had adequate planning procedures health services nor gathered formation to establish priorities funded with Federal money States’ own resources. neither set up to provide for sufficient inin areas to be and with the Recommendations are directed at the need to set up better program management on a continuous basis, to rev...
Date Aug. 18, 1975 Report No. MWD-76-8 Title

Health: Increased Compliance Needed With Nursing Home Health and Sanitary Standards

. __ _~NlTED 20 I.. ; UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING L@RARY sY.STE,lr OFFICE llllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM096850 Increased Compliance Needed With Nursing Home Health And Sanitary Standards Department of Health, Education, and Welfare MWD-76-8 AUG.18J975 UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WEiFARE E-164031(3) The Honorable The Secretary I and Welfa...
Date Feb. 1, 1971 Report No. 093180 Title

Health: Review of the Cost of Hospital Services Furnished to Medicare Patients at the Massachusetts General Hospital

UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE REGIONAL ROOM 1903 JOHN F KENNEDY GOVERNMENT OFFICE FEDERAL CENTER BUlLDlNG BOSTON~MASSACHUSE~S 02203 February 1, 1971 Mr Millard P Nute Reglonal Representative, Bureau of Health Insurance Social Security Adminlstratlon Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Boston, Massachusetts, 02203 Dear Mr Nute In order to ascertain the manner In which Massachusetts...