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Date July 16, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-97 Title

Medicare: Issues Raised by Florida Health Maintenance Organization Demonstrations

, ISI, United States General kounting Office GAO J lllly 1YIJS Report to the Congress . m- MEDICARE Issues Raised by Florida Health Maintenance Organization Demonstrations !Illilllll Ill II% 1 130443 I GAO/HRD8697 . GAO General Aca~unting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States unmd stat.ee B217802 July 16, 1986 To the President of the Senateand the Speaker of the Ho...
Date July 15, 1986 Report No. 130389 Title

Health: Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:45 A.M. TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1986 STATEMENT OF RICHARD L. FOGEL DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE ON THE HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1986 IIll II Illi i ’ 130389 ! Mr. comments 2 of the Chairman, 0n"H.R...
Date July 14, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-77BR Title

DOD Health Care: Implications of Outpatient User's Fee for Nonactive Duty Beneficiaries

. , United States General Accounting OflIce Briefing Report to the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senate !~m%L- July 1986 DOD HEALTH CARE Implications of Outpatient User’s Fee for Nonactive Duty Beneficiaries 130398 . I GAO/HRD-86-77BR 03m3 \ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 HUMAN NCUNJNCU 0IVIsIoN July 14, 1986 B-223486 The Honorable United States Dear S...
Date June 3, 1986 Report No. 130022 Title

Health: Quality of Care Issues in the Medicare Program

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. June 3, 1986 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMEVALUATION AND METHODOLOGYDIVISION ON QUALITY @F CARE ISSUES IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM r* ’ BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE I IllIll 130022 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: It Committee quality pros...
Date June 2, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-10 Title

Post-Hospital Care: Efforts To Evaluate Medicare Prospective Payment Effects Are Insufficient

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Date March 26, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-44BR Title

DOD Health Care: Lengths of Stay in Defense Hospitals Compared to Civilian Hospitals

INI United States General Accom~ng Office Briefing Report to the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye United States Senate March 1986 DOD HEALW CARE Lengths of Stay in Defense Hospitals Compared to Civilian Hospitals Ill I IIll lllll 129432 * GAO/HRD-86-44BR Q31Lq\5 UNITEDSTATEIS GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MUMAN II-URCU OIVISION March 26, 1986 B-222224 The Honorable united States Dear ...
Date Feb. 24, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-50 Title

Medical Malpractice: No Agreement on the Problems or Solutions

United States General Amounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters February 1986 TICE No Agreement on the Problems or Solutions Ill lllll llllllII 129186 GAO/HRD-86-50 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-221239 February 24,1986 The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate The Honorable John Edwar...
Date Jan. 14, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-7 Title

Agent Orange: VA Needs To Further Improve Its Examination and Registry Program

‘I txA0 -i =J* United States General Accounting Office ‘ Report to the Ranking Minority Member,l Committee on Veterans’ Affairs U. S. Senate I 1 i 1 January1986 AGENT ORANGE Improve Its Examination and Registry Program VA Needs to Further GAO,‘HRD-86-7 / 53-53 GAO United States General Accounting Office Wa&ington, D.C. 20648 Comptroller General of the United States B208996 January 14,1986 ...
Date Nov. 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-42FS Title

Medicaid Requirements: Health Insuring Organizations

United States General Accounting Office a?07 GAO November 1985 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, House Committee on Energy and Commerce MEDICAID REQUIREMENTS Health Insuring Organizations 128707 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-221166 November 27, 1985 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman, Subcommitte...
Date Nov. 7, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-86-9 Title

Radiation Accident: Incident at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska

c- “$ . United States Gene& Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Don Young, House of Representatives November 1985 RADIATION ACCIIXNT Incident at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska Illlllll Ill1 I 128544 GAO/NSIAD-86-9 About Our New Look . . . This GAOreport was produced using a new design and printing process to help you get the information you need more easily. GAOwill phase in this new desi...
Date Oct. 18, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-28FS Title

Health: Administration of Selected Medicare Activities in Ohio

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Fact Sheet For The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate P Administration ($F Selected IlJ Medicare Activities Iii Ohio 128431 GAO/HRD-86-28 FS OCTOBER lB,1985 ‘i 1 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20877 Telephone ...
Date Sept. 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-112 Title

Health: Federal, State, and Private Activities Pertaining to U.S. Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools

’ BYTHEU.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Health And Long-Term Care Select Committee.On Aging House Of Representatives Federal, State, A”kd Private Activities Pertaining 76 U.S. Graduates (3f Foreign Medical Schools In a follow-up to a 1980 report, GAO reviewed activities that have taken place to address problems created by U.S. citizens studying msdiclne ab...
Date Aug. 28, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-49 Title

Health: VA Needs Better Control Over Its Payments to Private Health Care Providers

BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Of Veterans Affairs VA Needs Better Control Over Its Payment$To i Private Health Care Providers In fiscal year 1984 the Veterans Administration’s (VA’s) Department of Medicine and Surgery (DM&S) paid about $93 million to private physicians and other health care providers for care provided to eligible veterans. GAO evaluated DM&S’ ...
Date Aug. 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-90 Title

Employment: Projects Funded in Fresno County, California, by the Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act of 1983

E3i’ THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Employment And Productivity Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate Projects Funded In Fresno County, California, By The Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act Of 1983 To meet economic problems facing the nation, the Congress enacted the Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act of 1983, which made over $9 billion...
Date Aug. 23, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-56 Title

Health: CHAMPUS Has Improved Its Methods for Procuring and Monitoring Fiscal Intermediary Services To Process Medical Claims

SK . 4.: * I. )‘, 3 *A,.* .., . A;..; I r . :v. ; .;. 1 -: ‘. EL; i: ,._ (5 .“‘. ‘.. ;,;‘::‘[ .- : ‘.” -_ : ..:ir; ;g.Ipf-vTryI& RELEASED 127% Bi’ THE;,i, GENERALAC&UNTlNG Report To The Honorable United States Senate - OFFICE - ‘- Albert Gore, Jr. CHAMPUS Has Improved Its Methods For Procuring And Monitoring Fiscal Intermediary Services To Process Medical Claims In October 19...
Date Aug. 12, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-80 Title

Health: VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Home Care Units at Amarillo, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 2O!W IwMnW RmouRcu OIVI8ION AUGUST 12,1985 B-218854 The Honorable Frank A. Murkowski Chairman, Committee on Veterans' United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Affairs VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Care Units at Amarillo, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona (GAO/HRD-85-80) Home At the request of the Committee's former Chairman, w...
Date July 18, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-74 Title

Health: Use of Unaudited Hospital Cost Data Resulted in Overstatement of Medicare's Prospective Payment System Rates

q-3 3Y THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress - OF THEUNITEDSTATES Use Of Unaudited Hospital Cost Data Resulted In Overstatement Of Medicare’s Prospective Payment System Rates When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) computed Medicare’s prospective payment rates for inpatient hospital services, it used unaudited cost reports. Because unaudited cost reports frequently include...
Date July 12, 1985 Report No. 127379 Title

Health: S. 837, S. 1323, and H.R. 1868

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 2 P.M. EDT FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1985 STATEMENTOF MICHAEL ZIMMERNAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH ON COMMITTEEON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON S.837, S..1323, AND H.R. 1868 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased certain bills-wS.837, prote...
Date June 28, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-79 Title

Health: Medicare Part B Beneficiary Appeals Process

UNITED STATS GENERALACCO~~NT:NG WASHINGTON. OFFICE D.C. 20546 HUMAN I1L8OURCtS DIVISION B-219002 RELEASED The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Medicare Part B Beneficiary (CAO/HRD-85-79) llllllllll Wlllll I 127496 Appeals Process This is in response to your request for information about claims processing and due process prot...
Date June 28, 1985 Report No. PEMD-85-2 Title

Residential Care: Patterns of Child Placement in Three States

Report To The Honorable George Miller, Chairman Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families House Of Representatives Residential Care: Patterns Of Child Placement In Three States Children in need of a variety of services that cannot be provided in their home environments are often placed in public or private residential care facilities. GAO, in a study conducted in three states, found certai...
Date June 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-57 Title

Health: VA Has Not Fully Implemented Its Health Care Quality Assurance Systems

, . . . BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Committee ‘United States Senate On Veterans’ Affairs VA Has Not Fully Implemented Its Health Care Quality Assurance Systems One of the Veterans Administration’s (VA’s) I primary goals is to provide quality medical I care to veterans in its medical centers. It ) has established a formal quality assurance program with two focuses: (1...
Date May 7, 1985 Report No. 126831 Title

Veterans Affairs: Veterans Administration's Health Care Quality Assurance Systems and Procedures

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. EDT May 7, 1985 STATEMENTOF DAVID P. BAINE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON VETERANS' AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE VETERANSADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE / , SYSTEMSAND PROCEDURES ill IIll lllllll~ 126831 Mr. Chairman and Members of the...
Date April 9, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-40 Title

Homelessness: A Complex Problem and the Federal Response

Homelessness: A Complex And The Federal Response Problem Homelessness has been receiving increasing attention in communities across the country. Studies from all regions report on the growing number of people who have sought shelter from private voluntary and public agencies. Surveys have also identified an increase in the numbers of women and children, young adults, and mentally ill persons who h...
Date March 18, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-53 Title

Health: HHS Allocation of Funds in FY 1985 To Support PHS Officers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION March 18, 1985 ~-217865 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: RELEASED Department of Health and Human Services Allocation of Funds in Fiscal Year 1985 to Support Public Health Serv...
Date March 8, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-48 Title

Health: Problems in Administering Medicare's Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration Projects in Florida

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Honorable Lawrence J. Smith House Of Representatives Problems l’h Administering Medicare’s Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration Projects)6 Florida ._._....~~ a-.-x~-aaa ~i-m .~- f In February 1985, the Department of Health and Human Services initiated a program to expand the use of health maintenance organirations(HMQs) by Medicare bene...
Date Feb. 7, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-28 Title

Health: Administration of and Veterans' Participation in the VA Beneficiary Travel Program

BY THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTI Report To The Chairman Committee On Veterans’ United States Senate Affairs Administration Of And Veterans’ Participation In The VA Beneficiary Travel Program The Veterans Administration (VA) pays transportation expenses of eligible veterans who travel between their residences and medical facilities for treatment and assistance. In fiscal year 1984, these expenses tota...
Date Feb. 1, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-14A Title

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

c . 1 SUPPLEMENTTOAREPORT BVTHE U.S. General Accounting Office Changes Needed In Medicare Payments To Physicians Under 7”he End Stage Renal Disease Program This supplement contains the results of GAO’s questionnaire used to obtain the views on the End Stage Renal Disease program of its beneficiaries and renal physicians who provide services under it. 126126 GAO/HRD-8514A FEBRUARY 1,1985 * @que...
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 Jan. 10, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-25 Title

Health: Opportunities To Reduce Medicare Payments for Prosthetic Lenses While Enhancing Nationwide Uniformity of Benefits

BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Health And Human Services OpportunitiesTo Reduce Medicare Payments For Prosthetic Lenses While Enhancing Nationwide Uniformity Of Benefits Inadequate guidance to Medicare’s claims processing contractors has resulted in unnecessary expenditures for prosthetic lenses and related professional services used after the removal of cataract...
Date Dec. 7, 1984 Report No. 125770 Title

Health: U.S. Citizens Studying Medicine Abroad

( , ‘ 3 4 &70 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. December 7, 1984 STATEMENT OF MURRAY GRANT, MD, DPH CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON U.S. CITIZENS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD II 125770 03 07...
Date Dec. 7, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-15 Title

Health: VA Needs a Systematic Approach To Assess the Management of Its Outpatient Clinics

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NUMAN RCSOURCU DIVI8ION .- DECEMBER 7, 1984 B-217110 The Honorable Administrator Harry N. Walters of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Walters: Subject: VA Needs a Systematic the Management of Its (GAO/HRD-85-15) Approach Outpatient to Assess Clinics The Veterans Administration's (VA's) July 1984 report on caring for older veterans stated that...
Date Sept. 27, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-94 Title

Health: Reimbursing Physicians Under Medicare on the Basis of Their Specialty

ACCOUNTING UNITED STATESGENERAL OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RL5OlJRCLS OlVl5lON September 2 7, 198 4 Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D., Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Dear Dr. Davis: Subject: Reimbursing Physicians Under Medicare on the Basis of Their Specialty (GAO/HRD-84-94) Medicare regulations permit differences in prevailing rates for physician services if Medicare carriers...
Date Sept. 18, 1984 Report No. 125177 Title

Health: The Need for Expanded Federal Exclusion Authority

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, September 18, 1984 Statement Associate Director, of Michael Zimmerman Division Human Resources Before the Subcommittee on Health and the 125177 Environment Committee on Energy and Subcommittee Committee United On the Need for States on Health and Commerce on Ways and Means Hous...
Date Aug. 17, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-88 Title

Health: Proposal To Improve Identification and Collection of Medicare Part B Duplicate Payments

Warn STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. u)o46 HUMAN RUOURCOI DIVISION .- August 17, 1984 Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D. Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: Proposal to Improve Identification and Collection Subject: of Medicare Part B Duplicate Payments (GAO/HRD-84-88) Duplicate payments are one of the principal causes o...
Date Aug. 10, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-86 Title

Health: New York Requires Employed Medicaid Recipients To Enroll in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054 UUMAN NC8OUm DIVWDN August 10, 1984 Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D. Health Care Financing Administrator, Administration of Health and Human Services Department Dear Dr. Subject: Davis: New York Requires Employed Enroll in Employer-Sponsored (GAO/HRD-84-86) ' Medicaid Health Recipients Insurance to N As a part of our r.eview of the use of recip...
Date July 31, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-84 Title

Health: VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Home Care Facilities at Durham, NC, and Prescott, AZ

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RWURCU DIVISION JULY 31, 1984 B-211565 The Honorable Jake Garn Subcommittee on Chairman, HUD-Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Alan K. Simpson Committee on Veterans' Chairman, Affairs United States Senate Subject: I I 124788 VA Justification for Construction of Nursing Home Care F...
Date June 15, 1984 Report No. 124427 Title

Health: The Health Care Financing Administration's Monitoring of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:45 A.M. Friday, June 15, 1984 STATEMENTOF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGYAND COMMERCE ON THE HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION'S MONITORING OF THE ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINM...
Date May 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-41 Title

National Defense: Military and Federal Civilian Disposable Income Comparisons and Extra Pays Received by Military Personnel

r) -t < -* I. ~eyumt sent to: for copies of GAO reports should be U.S. General Accounting OffIce Document Handling and information Servrces facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copies of mdwidual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of bound AdditIonal audit reports are $3.25 each. copies of unbound report II.~., letter reports) and most o...
Date May 9, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-47 Title

Financial Management: The Department of Health and Human Services' First-Year Implementation of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act

BYTHEUS GENERALACCbJNTlNG Report To The Secretary Of Health And Human Services OFFICE The Department Of Health AndmHuman Services’ First-Year Implementation Of The Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act GAO conducted a review of 22 federal agencies’ efforts to Implement the Federal Managers’ Fmanclal lntegrlty Act of 1982 The act was intended to help reduce fraud, waste, and abuse acros...
Date May 8, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-41 Title

Health: States Use Added Flexibility Offered by the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES States Use Added Flexibility Offered By The Preventive Health And Health Services Block Grant In 1981 the Congress consolidated seven preventive health programs Into the preventive health and health services blockgrant, which gave states broad program and admlnlstratlve responslbllltles Aided by continuing outlays from prior categor...
Date May 7, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-35 Title

Maternal and Child Health Block Grant: Program Changes Emerging Under State Administration

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES i Maternal And Child Health Block Grant: Program Changes Emerging Under State Administration The Omnibus Budget Reconclllatlon Act of 1981 consolidated eight categorical programs Into the maternal and child health services block grant and shifted primary admlnlstratlve responslbrllty to states States continued to support actlvltle...
Date May 1, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-53 Title

Health: Expanded Federal Authority Needed To Protect Medicare and Medicaid Patients From Health Practitioners Who Lose Their Licenses

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The SeGI’etary Of Health And Human &wvices -’ \J:J-G :’ +:* 14 - r(j i asA i Expanded, Federal Authority Needed 10 Protect’ “” / Medicare&d Medicaid Patients From iHealth Ibjcem$$ ---r-i 1,\k.; idi’ *,,i Llv Practitioners W MedifMre and Medicaid patients are being treated &i some states by health practitioners whose IrcCnses were revoked o...
Date May 1, 1984 Report No. 124022 Title

Health: The Need for Expanded Federal Exclusion Authority

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 124022 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST 'Tuesday, May 1, 1984 Statement Associate Director, of Michael Zimmerman Division Human Resources Before the Senate On the Mr. be here authority Medicaid Medicare possible doctors, held / / Special Expanded Committee Federal the for on Aging Exclusion Authority we are federal Me...
Date April 16, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-33 Title

Health: VA Central Office Needs To Exercise Better Oversight of Cardiac Pacemaker Recalls

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OmcE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 HUMAN RUOURCZS OlVISIoN APCtlL 10, 19m B-214802 The Honorable Administrator Dear Mr. Harry N. Walters of Veterans Affairs 123920 Walters: VA Central Office Needs to Exercise Better Oversight of Cardiac Pacemaker Recalls (GAO/HRD-84-33) Subject: This report summarizes the results of our review of Veterans Administration (VA) actions taken ...
Date March 7, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-44 Title

Health: Medicare Reimbursements for Conventional Eyeglasses

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Carolyne K. Davis, Ph.D. Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Dear Dr. Davis: Subject: Medicare Reimbursements Eyeglasses'.'(GAO/HRD-84-44) for Conventional 11111 IlIlII ll 123683 We have reviewed the administration of Medicare reimbursements for cataract su...
Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123582 Title

Health: State Implementation of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office, j1 FOR RELEASE ON,DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT lo:00 A.M. MARCH7, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON LABOR AND HUMANRELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATE IMPLEMENTATION0% tTHE PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are pleased / I ...
Date Feb. 29, 1984 Report No. 123498 Title

Health: State Implementation of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548, ! FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:3q P.M. FEBRUARY29, 19S4 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ON COMMITTEEON ENERGYAND COMMERCE U.S. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON / STATE IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT i/ Mr. Chairman an...
Date Feb. 24, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-22 Title

Health: Improvements Needed in Quality Assurance for Open Heart Surgery

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Dr. Donald L. Custis Chief Medical Director Veterans Administration Dear Dr. Custis: Improvements Needed in Quality Assurance for Open Heart Surgery (GAO/HRD-84-22) Subject: We have reviewed the policies, procedures, and practices of the Department of Medicine and Surgery (DM&S) for assessing and assuring the q...
Date Feb. 13, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-32 Title

Health: Timely Establishment of Medical Care Recovery Rates Could Increase Recoveries

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINCTL)N, D.C. 20548 FEBRUARY 13, 1984 B-211058 The Honorable David A. Stockman Office of Management Director, and Budget Dear Mr. Stockman: Subject: Timely Establishment Rates Could Increase of Medical Recoveries Care Recovery (GAO/HRD-84-32) This report summarizes the results of our review of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) role in the est...
Date Jan. 30, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-30 Title

Health: Information on Medicare's Administrative Sanction Process As It Relates to a Practitioner

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED HUMAN RCSOlJRCC8 OIVISION January 30, 1984 B-214207 The Honorable United States Howard M. Metzenbaum Senate ill I ll~lllllle 123505 Dear Senator Metzenbaum: Subject: Information on Medicare's Administrative Sanction Process as it Relates to a Practitioner (GAO/HRD-84-30) You asked us to review the medical and billing practices...