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Date Sept. 23, 2011	Report No. GAO-11-791	Title Health Care Price Transparency: Meaningful Price Information Is Difficult for Consumers to Obtain Prior to Receiving Care United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2011 Report to Congressional Requesters HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY Meaningful Price Information Is Difficult for Consumers to Obtain Prior to Receiving Care GAO-11-791 September 2011 HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY Meaningful Price Information Is Difficult for Consumers to Obtain Prior to Receiving Care Highlights of GAO-11-791, a rep...
Date Aug. 29, 2011	Report No. GAO-11-795	Title Veterans Health Care: Monitoring Is Needed to Determine the Accuracy of Veteran Copayment Charges United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2011 Report to Congressional Requesters VETERANS HEALTH CARE Monitoring Is Needed to Determine the Accuracy of Veteran Copayment Charges GAO-11-795 August 2011 VETERANS HEALTH CARE Monitoring Is Needed to Determine the Accuracy of Veteran Copayment Charges Highlights of GAO-11-795, a report to congressional requesters Why GAO Did This Study...
Date June 2, 2011	Report No. GAO-11-500	Title Defense Health Care: Access to Civilian Providers under TRICARE Standard and Extra United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2011 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Access to Civilian Providers under TRICARE Standard and Extra GAO-11-500 June 2011 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Access to Civilian Providers under TRICARE Standard and Extra Highlights of GAO-11-500, a report to congressional committees Why GAO Did...
Date March 16, 2011	Report No. GAO-11-268	Title Private Health Insurance: Data on Application and Coverage Denials United States Government Accountability Office GAO March 2011 Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Data on Application and Coverage Denials GAO-11-268 March 2011 PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Data on Application and Coverage Denials Highlights of GAO-11-268, a report to the Secretary of Heal...
Date Feb. 4, 2011	Report No. GAO-11-247R	Title Medicare Advantage: Comparison of Plan Bids to Fee-for-Service Spending by Plan and Market Characteristics United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 4, 2011 Congressional Requesters Subject: Medicare Advantage: Comparison of Plan Bids to Fee-for-Service Spending by Plan and Market Characteristics While most of Medicare’s 46 million beneficiaries are covered by the traditional fee-forservice (FFS) program, about one in four beneficiaries receives benefits through pri...
Date Jan. 21, 2011	Report No. GAO-11-56	Title Medicare Home Oxygen: Refining Payment Methodology Has Potential to Lower Program and Beneficiary Spending United States Government Accountability Office GAO January 2011 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE HOME OXYGEN Refining Payment Methodology Has Potential to Lower Program and Beneficiary Spending GAO-11-56 January 2011 MEDICARE HOME OXYGEN Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Refining Payment Methodology Has Potential to Lower Program and Beneficiary Spending Highlights of GAO-11-...
Date Aug. 4, 2010	Report No. GAO-10-810	Title Medicaid Managed Care: CMS's Oversight of States' Rate Setting Needs Improvement United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2010 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICAID MANAGED CARE CMS’s Oversight of States’ Rate Setting Needs Improvement GAO-10-810 August 2010 MEDICAID MANAGED CARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-10-810, a report to Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives Accountability Integrity R...
Date July 30, 2010	Report No. GAO-10-576R	Title Health: Medicare Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 30, 2010 The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Sander M. Levin Chairman The Honorable Dav...
Date Oct. 7, 2009	Report No. GAO-10-112T	Title Medicaid: State and Federal Actions Have Been Taken to Improve Children's Access to Dental Services, but More Can Be Done United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives MEDICAID State and Federal Actions Have Been Taken to Improve Children’s Access to Dental Services, but More Can Be Done Statement of Katherine M...
Date Sept. 30, 2009	Report No. GAO-09-723	Title Medicaid: State and Federal Actions Have Been Taken to Improve Children's Access to Dental Services, but Gaps Remain United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAID State and Federal Actions Have Been Taken to Improve Children’s Access to Dental Services, but Gaps Remain GAO-09-723 September 2009 MEDICAID Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-723, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability State and Federal Actions Have Been...
Date July 31, 2009	Report No. GAO-09-647	Title Medicare Physician Payments: Fees Could Better Reflect Efficiencies Achieved When Services Are Provided Together United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Fees Could Better Reflect Efficiencies Achieved When Services Are Provided Together GAO-09-647 July 2009 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-647, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Fees Could Better Reflect Effici...
Date July 31, 2009	Report No. GAO-09-864R	Title Private Health Insurance: Research on Competition in the Insurance Industry United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 31, 2009 The Honorable Herb Kohl Chairman Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Private Health Insurance: Research on Competition in the Insurance Industry Dear Mr. Chairman: Health care providers and members of Congress have raised concerns ...
Date May 22, 2009	Report No. GAO-09-537	Title End-Stage Renal Disease: CMS Should Monitor Effect of Bundled Payment on Home Dialysis Utilization Rates United States Government Accountability Office GAO May 2009 Report to Congressional Committees END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE CMS Should Monitor Effect of Bundled Payment on Home Dialysis Utilization Rates GAO-09-537 May 2009 END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-537, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability CMS Should Monitor Effect of Bundled Payment o...
Date March 3, 2009	Report No. GAO-09-401T	Title Department of Homeland Security: Organizational Structure, Spending, and Staffing for the Health Care Provided to Immigration Detainees United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Organizational Structure, Spending, and Staffing for the Health Care Provided to Immigration Detainees Statement of Alicia Puente Cac...
Date Feb. 23, 2009	Report No. GAO-09-308R	Title DHS: Organizational Structure and Resources for Providing Health Care to Immigration Detainees United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 23, 2009 The Honorable Robert C. Byrd Chairman Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable David Price Chairman Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: DHS: Organizational Structure and Resources for Providing Heal...
Date Sept. 26, 2008	Report No. GAO-08-1102R	Title Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 26, 2008 The Honorable Gordon H. Smith Ranking Member Special Committee on Aging United States Senate The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman Subcommittee on Health Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implem...
Date June 24, 2008	Report No. GAO-08-827R	Title Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2005 United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 24, 2008 The Honorable Pete Stark Chairman Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Advantage Organizations: Actual Expenses and Profits Compared to Projections for 2005 Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations offer an alternative to the original Medicare fee-forservice (FFS)...
Date June 13, 2008	Report No. GAO-08-452	Title Medicare Part B Imaging Services: Rapid Spending Growth and Shift to Physician Offices Indicate Need for CMS to Consider Additional Management Practices United States Government Accountability Office GAO June 2008 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PART B IMAGING SERVICES Rapid Spending Growth and Shift to Physician Offices Indicate Need for CMS to Consider Additional Management Practices GAO-08-452 June 2008 MEDICARE PART B IMAGING SERVICES Highlights Highlights of GAO-08-452, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity...
Date July 31, 2007	Report No. GAO-07-941R	Title TRICARE: Changes to Access Policies and Payment Rates for Services Provided by Civilian Obstetricians United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 31, 2007 Congressional Committees Subject: TRICARE: Changes to Access Policies and Payment Rates for Services Provided by Civilian Obstetricians About 111,000 women covered by the Department of Defense’s (DOD) TRICARE program gave birth during 2006.1 During their pregnancies, about half of these women received obstetric car...
Date July 27, 2007	Report No. GAO-07-463	Title Medicare Physician Payments: Medicare and Private Payment Differences for Anesthesia Services United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2007 Report to the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Medicare and Private Payment Differences for Anesthesia Services GAO-07-463 July 2007 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-07-463, a report to the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means,...
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 24, 2006	Report No. GAO-06-635	Title Medicare Outpatient Payments: Rates for Certain Radioactive Sources Used in Brachytherapy Could Be Set Prospectively United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE OUTPATIENT PAYMENTS Rates for Certain Radioactive Sources Used in Brachytherapy Could Be Set Prospectively GAO-06-635 July 2006 MEDICARE OUTPATIENT PAYMENTS Highlights Highlights of GAO-06-635, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Rates for Certain Radioacti...
Date July 13, 2006	Report No. GAO-06-971T	Title Medicare Part B Drugs: CMS Data Source for Setting Payments Is Practical but Concerns Remain United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 13, 2006 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PART B DRUGS CMS Data Source for Setting Payments Is Practical but Concerns Remain Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Director, Health Care GAO-06-971T July 13, 2006 MEDI...
Date Dec. 2, 2005	Report No. GAO-06-281T	Title Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Differences in Health Care Prices Across Metropolitan Areas Linked to Competition and Other Factors United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:30 a.m. CST Friday, December 2, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Differences in Health Care Prices Across Metropolitan Areas Linked to Competition and Other Factors Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald ...
Date Oct. 31, 2005	Report No. GAO-06-17R	Title Medicare: Comments on CMS Proposed 2006 Rates for Specified Covered Outpatient Drugs and Radiopharmaceuticals Used in Hospitals United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 October 31, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable William M. Thomas Cha...
Date Aug. 15, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-856	Title Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Competition and Other Factors Linked to Wide Variation in Health Care Prices United States Government Accountability Office GAO August 2005 Report to the Honorable Paul Ryan, House of Representatives FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Competition and Other Factors Linked to Wide Variation in Health Care Prices GAO-05-856 August 2005 Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-856, a report to the Honorable Paul Ryan, House of Representatives Accountability Integrity Reliability...
Date July 14, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-733R	Title Medicare: Radiopharmaceutical Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 14, 2005 The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt The Secretary of Health and Human Services Subject: Medicare: Radiopharmaceutical Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting Dear Mr. Secretary: In our recent report on hospital outpatient drug purchase prices, Medicare: Drug Purchase Prices for CMS Cons...
Date June 30, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-581R	Title Medicare: Drug Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 30, 2005 The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt The Secretary of Health and Human Services Subject: Medicare: Drug Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting Dear Mr. Secretary: Medicare pays hospitals for drugs that beneficiaries receive as part of their treatment in hospital outpatient departments. ...
Date June 16, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-825T	Title Medicare: More Specific Criteria Needed to Classify Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 16, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE More Specific Criteria Needed to Classify Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Statement of Marjorie Kanof Managing Director, Health Care GAO-05-825T June 16, 2005 MEDI...
Date April 22, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-366	Title Medicare: More Specific Criteria Needed to Classify Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities United States Government Accountability Office GAO April 2005 Report to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means MEDICARE More Specific Criteria Needed to Classify Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities GAO-05-366 April 2005 MEDICARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-366, a report to Senate Committee on Finance and House Committee on Ways and Means Accountability Integr...
Date Feb. 10, 2005	Report No. GAO-05-326T	Title Medicare Physician Payments: Considerations for Reforming the Sustainable Growth Rate System United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, February 10, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Considerations for Reforming the Sustainable Growth Rate System Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Director, Health Care—Economic and Payment Is...
Date Dec. 13, 2004	Report No. GAO-05-60	Title Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expense Component United States Government Accountability Office GAO December 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expense Component GAO-05-60 December 2004 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-60, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expens...
Date Dec. 1, 2004	Report No. GAO-05-142R	Title Medicare Chemotherapy Payments: New Drug and Administration Fees Are Closer to Providers' Costs United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 1, 2004 The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Chemotherapy Payments: New Drug and Administration Fees Are Closer to Providers’ Costs Dear Mr. Chairman: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 1 (MMA) required the S...
Date Oct. 15, 2004	Report No. GAO-05-42	Title Medicare Hospice Care: Modifications to Payment Methodology May Be Warranted United States Government Accountability Office GAO October 2004 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE HOSPICE CARE Modifications to Payment Methodology May Be Warranted GAO-05-42 a October 2004 MEDICARE HOSPICE CARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-42, a report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and the Committ...
Date Oct. 12, 2004	Report No. GAO-05-72	Title Medicare: Appropriate Dispensing Fee Needed for Suppliers of Inhalation Therapy Drugs United States Government Accountability Office GAO October 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Appropriate Dispensing Fee Needed for Suppliers of Inhalation Therapy Drugs GAO-05-72 a October 2004 MEDICARE Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-72, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Appropriate Dispensing Fee Needed for Suppliers of Inhalation Therapy Dr...
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. 17, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-772	Title Medicare: Information Needed to Assess Adequacy of Rate-Setting Methodology for Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services United States Government Accountability Office GAO September 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Information Needed to Assess Adequacy of Rate-Setting Methodology for Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services GAO-04-772 a September 2004 MEDICARE Information Needed to Assess Adequacy of Rate-Setting Methodology for Paym...
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 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 5, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-751T	Title Medicare Physician Payments: Information on Spending Trends and Targets United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 5, 2004 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Information on Spending Trends and Targets Statement of A. Bruce Steinwald Director, Health Care—Economic and Payment Issues GAO-04-751T May 5, 2004...
Date March 18, 2004	Report No. GAO-04-574T	Title Medicaid: Intergovernmental Transfers Have Facilitated State Financing Schemes United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Thursday, March 18, 2004 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICAID Intergovernmental Transfers Have Facilitated State Financing Schemes Statement of Kathryn G. Allen Director, Health Care—Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues ...
Date Oct. 17, 2003	Report No. GAO-04-143	Title Medicaid Nursing Home Payments: States' Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures United States General Accounting Office GAO October 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAID NURSING HOME PAYMENTS States’ Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures GAO-04-143 October 2003 MEDICAID NURSING HOME PAYMENTS States’ Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures Highlights of GAO-04-143, a report to congressional requesters Almost half of all ...
Date Oct. 6, 2003	Report No. GAO-04-103R	Title Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicate Payments United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 6, 2003 The Honorable Thomas A. Scully Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Subject: Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicare Payments Dear Mr. Scully: Under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment sys...
Date Sept. 19, 2003	Report No. GAO-03-986	Title Ambulance Services: Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees AMBULANCE SERVICES Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas GAO-03-986 a September 2003 AMBULANCE SERVICES Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas Highlights of GAO-03-986, a report to congressional committees T...
Date Nov. 13, 2002	Report No. GAO-03-176	Title Skilled Nursing Facilities: Available Data Show Average Nursing Staff Time Changed Little after Medicare Payment Increase GAO November 2002 Report to Congressional Committees SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Available Data Show Average Nursing Staff Time Changed Little after Medicare Payment Increase GAO-03-176 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background SNF Staffing Changed Little after Payment Increase Took Effect Conclusions Matter for Congressional Consideration Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 1 3 5 9 15 15 15 Appen...
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 Feb. 14, 2002	Report No. GAO-02-441T	Title Medicare Physician Payments: Spending Targets Encourage Fiscal Discipline, Modifications Could Stabilize Fees United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2002 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Spending Targets Encourage Fiscal Discipline, Modifications Could Stabilize Fees Statement of William J. Scanlon Director, Health Care Issues GAO-02-4...
Date Aug. 22, 2001	Report No. GAO-01-816	Title Skilled Nursing Facilities: Services Excluded From Medicare's Daily Rate Need to be Reevaluated United States General Accounting Office GAO August 2001 Report to Congressional Committees SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Services Excluded From Medicare’s Daily Rate Need to be Reevaluated GAO-01-816 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Certain Services Appropriately Excluded from SNF PPS, but Revisions to the Exclusions May Be Needed Current Exclusion Policies May Have Unintended Consequenc...
Date July 31, 2001	Report No. GAO-01-817	Title Medicare Management: CMS Faces Challenges to Sustain Progress and Address Weaknesses United States General Accounting Office GAO July 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE MANAGEMENT CMS Faces Challenges to Sustain Progress and Address Weaknesses GAO-01-817 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background HCFA Has Had Mixed Success in Managing Medicare Management Approach, Resource Limitations, and Statutory Constraints Affect the Agency’s Ability to Improve Medicare Opera...
Date May 24, 2001	Report No. GAO-01-620	Title Defense Health Care: Across-the-Board Physician Rate Increases Would be Costly and Unnecessary United States General Accounting Office GAO May 2001 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Across-the-Board Physician Rate Increase Would be Costly and Unnecessary GAO-01-620 Contents Letter Appendix I Appendix II Scope and Methodology 1 12 Comparison of CMAC Rates with Private Insurers’ and Other Government Programs’ Rates and with Billed Charges 15 Tables Table 1: Access Ind...

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