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Date Nov. 3, 1983 Report No. 122841 Title

Health: Long-Term Care

1 .J . ‘ IL;&” UNITED 'STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE 0N:DELIVERY Expected at 1:30 p.m. November 3, 1983 / STATEMENTOF ELEANORCHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION ON I I / / 'LONG-TERM CARE' BEFORE THE 122841 SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTH ON UNITED STATES SENATE MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: We are pleased long-term you noted most difficult ...
Date Oct. 21, 1983 Report No. IPE-84-1 Title

Medicaid and Nursing Home Care: Cost Increases and the Need for Services Are Creating Problems for the States and the Elderly

B\/ THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman Of The Subcommittee Oin Health And The Environment, Committee Ojn Energy And Commerce Hwse Of Representatives Medicaid And Nursing Home Care: Cost Increases And The Need For Services Are Creating Problems For The States And The Elderly N/ursing home care is the most expensive component of Medicaid: the ajortty of the Nation’ s elderly ...
Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-74 Title

Health: Need To Eliminate Payments for Unnecessary Hospital Ancillary Services

BY THE U.S.GE?dEF?AL ACCOUNTING OFFlCi Report To The Secretary And Human Services Of Health Need To Eliminate Payments For Unnecessary Hospital Ancillary Services About 6 percent of the charges for ancillary services provided to a sample of Medicare beneficiaries at 16 hospitals represented unnecessary care. All of the unnecessary was paid by Medicare because of the bsence of effective medical nec...
Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-104 Title

Financial Management: Options for Improving Formulas in the Health Care for Unemployed Workers Program

BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Health Committee On Finance United States Senate Options For improving Formulas In The Health Care For Unemployed Workers Program GAO was asked to comment on formulas proposed to distribute Federal aid to States to help finance health care for certain unemployed workers. Specifically, GAO was to determine the adequacy of fo...
Date Aug. 16, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-22 Title

Health: Medicare/Medicaid Funds Can Be Better Used To Correct Deficiencies in Indian Health Service Facilities

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-211198 AUGUST 16,1963 The Honorable Margaret The Secretary of Health Human Services Dear Madam Secretary: Subject: M. Heckler and Medicare/Medicaid Used to Correct Health Service Funds Can Be Better Deficiencies in Indian Facilities (GAO/HRD-83-22) In 1976, the Indian Health Service (IHS) was authorized to collect payments from the M...
Date Aug. 10, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-81 Title

Health: Interim Report on Establishment of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Adequacy of Superfund Staff Resources

HUMAN RUOURCblVlSlON RELEASED August 10, 1983 B-207182 The Honorable James J. Florio Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subjects Interim Report on Establishment of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Adequacy of Superfund Staff Resources (GAO/HRD-83-81) ~ ~ ~ ( a As yo...
Date June 15, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-60 Title

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

UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCDUNTING OFFICE WAbHINGTON, ’ ,. HUMAN RCSOURcC$ DIVISION I” :I$.,,. .,. Ar ,,... ... D.C. 3,’ 20549 :I .,( : jl ..,!, ‘F?,! :c,!.’ c,*,y(,*,,:
Date June 2, 1983 Report No. ID-83-42 Title

International Affairs: A Troubled Project--Rural Water Systems and Environmental Sanitation in Peru

BY THEU.S GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Administrator Agency For international Development A Troubled Project--Rural Environmental Sanitation In 1980, AID authorized $5.5 million to install water supply systems, sanitation facitities, and provide supporting activities intended to improve the health of people in 420 small rural communities in six health regions of Peru. An additional $5.5 ...
Date April 6, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-37 Title

Health: Centers for Disease Control Should Discontinue Certain Diagnostic Tests and Charge for Others

-- . _. REPORT THEU.S. BY General’ Accounting Office CentersFor Disease Control Should Discontinue Ce,rtain Diagnostic Tests And ChargellN~~l~,~~~For Others The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) performed reference diagnostic tests on 103,000 specimens in fiscal year 1981 for public health agencies, private healthcare providers, clinical laboratories, and Federal agencies at a cost of about $6.1...
Date March 16, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-44 Title

Health: Better Control Needed Over Army's Automated Military Outpatient System

UNITED STATES G~NERIWVX~UNTING OFFICE ~";ASHINGT~N,0.c. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Harch 16, 1983 Lieutenant General Bernhard The Surgeon General Department of the Army Dear General Subject: Mittemeyer: Better Military T. Mittemeyer 120957 Control Needed Over Outpatient System the Army's Automated (GAO/HRD-83-44) We have completed a survey of the Automated Military Outpatient System (AMOSIST)....
Date March 4, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-38 Title

Health: Savings Possible by Modifying Medicare's Waiver of Liability Rules

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACC~UNTD~C;OFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2OSi8 HUMAN RWURCES Dlvl8loN B-210513 Mr. Thomas R. Donnelly Acting Secretary of Health Human Services Dear Mr. Donnelly: Subject: MARCH 4,1983 and 1207f 2 Savings Possible by Modifying Medicare's Waiver of Liability Rules (GAO/HRD-83-38) As part of its 1983. budget-cutting proposals, the administration sought, but did not obtain, legislation ...
Date Feb. 28, 1983 Report No. 120700 Title

International Affairs: Foreign Assistance Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASf3ING!l'ON, D.C. !i; /! /; :\ / -1j f 20548 I, . FOR RELEASE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, ;983 STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD BY ' , INTERNATIONALDIVISIONU.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE SUBMITTEDTO THE COMMITTEE APPROPRIATIONS ON SUBCOMMITTEE FOREIGNOPERATIONS ON I * UNITED STATES SENATE \ ON GAO REVIEWSOF i FOREIGN ASSISTANCEPROGRAMi? the Subcommitteer III Ill1 120700 M...
Date Feb. 8, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-16 Title

Health: Improving Medicare and Medicaid Systems To Control Payments for Unnecessary Physicians' Services

.c c /&rlqq BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Improving Medicare And Medicaid Systems To Control Payments For Unnecessary Physicians’ Services Some services provided to Medicare and Medicaid recipients by physicians or suppliers are medically unnecessary and, under the law, should not be paid for by these programs. This report discusses the systems to identify,...
Date Feb. 4, 1983 Report No. 120522 Title

Health: Prospective Payment Systems for Nursing Home Care

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 FRIDAY, A.M. 1983 FEBRUARY 4, STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING ON ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR NURSING HOME CARE' _. HI lllIllllllllll 120522 Mr. Chairman to be here today and Member...
Date Feb. 2, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-30 Title

Health: Response to Questions Concerning Percentage Contracts and Limited Service Contracts Under Medicare

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINdTON, HUMAN RESOURCES D.C. 20548 DIvtSlON RELEASED ,IFEBRUARY 1983 2 The Honorable Robert Dole, Chairman Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable John He%nz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Subject: 120519 Response to Questions Conce.mFng Percentage Contracts and Limited Service Contracts I;lnAer Hedicare!(GAO/HR...
Date Nov. 24, 1982 Report No. HRD-83-17 Title

Health: Results of VA's Medical Care Cost Comparison Studies Are Not Valid

BY THE U.S,GENERAL AKOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Ranking Minority Member Committee On Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate Results Of VA’s Medical Care Cost Comparison Studies Are Not Valid Since 1977 the Veterans Administration (VA) has conducted several cost comparison studies which concluded that VA hospitals provide an episode of acute medical or surgical care less expensively than comm...
Date Oct. 25, 1982 Report No. HRD-83-6 Title

VA's Agent Orange Examination Program: Actions Needed To More Effectively Address Veterans' Health Concerns

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES VA’s Agent Orange Examination Program: Actions Needed To More Effectively Address Veterans’ Health Concerns ’ Although the Veterans Administration’s (VA’s) agent orange examinations were more thorough than veterans perceived, GAO generally confirmed veterans’ complaints that --the examinations conducted, were not thor...
Date Oct. 14, 1982 Report No. HRD-83-9 Title

Health: Audit of Medicaid Costs Reported by Autumn Hills Convalescent Centers, Inc., Houston, TX

BY -k-If US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Aging House Of Representatives Select Audit Of Medicaid Costs Reported By Autumn Hills Convalescent Centers, Inc., Houston, Texas Although the central office costs reported by A tumn Hills for 1978 and 1980 included signi s icent amounts of unallowable and questionable costs, under Texas’ ratesetting methodology these am...
Date Sept. 29, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-122 Title

Health: Opportunity To Avoid Construction at Certain IHS Hospitals

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING IX. 20648 OFFICE -UMAN RESOURCES DlVlSlON September 29, 1982 B-209177 The Hbnorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary: Opportunity to Avoid Certain IHS Hospitals Construction at (GAO/HRD-82-122) HI llllllllllll 119624 Subject: The Indian Health Service (IHS), a component of the Department of Health and Hu...
Date Sept. 24, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-98 Title

Health: Actions Needed To Insure That Female Veterans Have Equal Access to VA Benefits

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUf!lTlNG OFFICE D.C. 20548 WASHINGTON, L(UMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-207364 SEPTEMBER 241982 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Daniel Senate Inouye: K. Inouye Actions Needed to Have Equal Access Insure That Female Veterans to VA Benefits (GAO/HRD-82-98) In response to your April 24, 1981, request, we reviewed the Veterans Administration's (VA's) efforts to p...
Date Sept. 13, 1982 Report No. 119448 Title

International Affairs: Resettlement and Medical Problems of Indochinese Refugees in the United States

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 'WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1:OO P.M. EST Monday, September 13, 1982 STATEMENT OF ROBERT A. PETERSON SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICY SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON RESETTLEMENTAND MEDICAL PROBLEMSOF INDOCHINESE REFU...
Date Aug. 26, 1982 Report No. ID-82-47 Title

International Affairs: Private Sector Involvement in the Agency for International Development's Programs

Report To The Chairman Committee On Foreign Affairs House Of Representatives BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCi rl%M7 1, Private Sector Involvemen ,.F%rInternational Development’s AID has made extensive use of the U.S. private sector to implement its projects, and this sector accounts for much of AID’s expenditures for goods and services. AID has also used host countries’ private sectors t...
Date Aug. 6, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-109 Title

Health: Impact of Medicare Reimbursement Limits on Small Rural Hospitals

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION August 6, 1982 B-208447 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Max Baucus Senate Baucus: Impact of Medicare Reimbursement Limits SmalL RuraL Hospitals (GAO/HRD-82-109) on This is in response to.your March 23, 1982, request that we review the impact on small rural hospitals of Medicare‘s routine inp...
Date Aug. 5, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-65 Title

Health: Improved Overseas Medical Examinations Can Reduce Diseases in Indochinese Refugees Entering the United States

r- Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improved Overseas Medical Examinations And Treatment Can Reduce Serious Diseases In Indochinese Refugees Entering The United States The incidence of several serious and contagious diseases, such as tuberculosis, is far greater in Indochinese refugees resettling in this country than in the U.S. population. This situation has occurred because the overseas m...
Date July 23, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-61 Title

Health: Medicare Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Are Higher Than Necessary

B\i THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Medicare Payments Medical Equipment Than Necessary For Durable Are Higher In October 1977, the Congress passed a law aimed at reducing the cost to the Medicare program and its beneficiaries for prolonged rentals of durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and walkers, when the purchase of such items would be more economica...
Date July 20, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-90 Title

Waiver of Medicaid Freedom-of-Choice Requirement: Potential Savings and Practical Problems

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-208181 IIllll 119007 JULY 20,1982 The Honorable.Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Requirement: ,Waiver of Medicaid Freedom-of-Choice Potential Savings and Practical Problems' (GAO/HRD-82-90) Medicaid recipients have been free to obtain health care The...
Date July 15, 1982 Report No. IPE-82-4 Title

Health: Preliminary Findings on Patient Characteristics and State Medicaid Expenditures for Nursing Home Care

. + m 1% ” rl%~ es . BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On ‘Health And The Environment Of The * Committee On Energy And Commerce Preliminary Findings On Patient Characteristics And State Medicaid Expenditures For Nursing Home Care In this report, GAO presents preliminary findings on the increasing disability and dependence of nursing home patients and the i...
Date July 2, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-54 Title

Health: Indian Health Service Not Yet Distributing Funds Equitably Among Tribes

, i33+5- BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Appropriations United States Senate OF THE’UNITEDSTATES Indian Health Service Not Yet Distributing Funds Equitably Among Tribes The Indian Health Service’s (IHS’) equity health care fund was established to correct funding disparities by raising the level of services provided to the neediest tribes by the end of fiscal ye...
Date June 10, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-84 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Some Required Coal Mine Inspections Are Not Being Performed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, rcUl\ICr” HLsOURCtS DIVISION B-207666 JUNE lo,1982 The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Rahallr Subject: II Some Required Coal Mine Inspections Be.ing Performed by the Mine Safety Administration ('GAO/HRD-82-84) Are Not and, Health Your September 22, 1981, letter expressed concern that the Mine Safety and H...
Date June 4, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-79 Title

Health: Availability of Nurse-Midwife Services Under Federal Health Care Programs

UNI'T~3 SATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 - \\k JUNE 4,1982 3 HUMAN RaOURCW DIVISION B-207636 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Daniel Senate Inouye: K. Inouye Availability of Nurse-Midwife Federal Health Care Programs Services Under (GAO/HRD-82-79) we have reviewed the availability of the At your request, services of nurse-midwives under various Federal health...
Date June 4, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-49 Title

Health: Stronger VA and DOD Actions Needed To Recover Costs of Medical Services to Persons With Work-Related Injuries or Illnesses

UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-204641 The Honorable Vie Fazio House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fazio: Subject: #llllllllllll ll 118866 Stronger VA and DOD Actions Needed to Recover Costs of Medical Services Provided to Persons With Work-Related Injuries or Illnesses ! (GAO/HRD-82-49) In response to your March 19, 1981, request, we have reviewed the efforts of Vet...
Date June 3, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-87 Title

Health: Administration of Hill-Burton Assurances and Loan Assistance Program Needs To Be Improved

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE : WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCIKS OIVlS1ON Edward N. Assistant Department Services Dear Dr. Brandt, Jr., M.D. Secretary for Health of Health and Human Brandt: Administration of Hill-Burton and Loan Assistance Program Improved (GAO/HRD-82-87) 119796 Subject: Assurances Needs To Be We recently completed a review of several aspects of the administration...
Date April 30, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-67 Title

Health: Need To Recover Medicare Part B Duplicate Payments in Illinois

*%@--- UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING.~FFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 118307 30, 1982 nLlni*n Raounca ~ DIVISION April B-207260 The Honorable Richard 6. Schweiker The Sacretaty Services of H8alth and Human Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: J In our December 1, 1981, report, A/ we reoommended that you dir8ct the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to analyze of Medicare part B overpayments in Il...
Date April 23, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-69 Title

Health: Review of the Operations of the Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Corporation and the Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 April HUMiN llCSOURCU $lVlSlON 23, 1982 B-206900 RESTRICTED Accol$nt:ng Off!Cc of Not to be r@leamd eX:W!pt COJtgrES3iOm! On t!!?, f:.?v:‘iS h:i~i&ms. outside Of specific the Oeneml approval RELEASED by the Office The Honorable House of Dear Mr. Thomas F. Hartnett Representatives Hartnettr ikeview of the -Comprehensive the Franklin (...
Date April 22, 1982 Report No. 118144 Title

International Affairs: Resettlement and Medical Problems of Indochinese Refugees in the United States

*: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 A.M. EST Thursday, April 22, 1982 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION, III 111 Ill11 118144 LAW REFUGEES REjFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON RESETTLEMENT AND MEDICAL...
Date April 19, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-58 Title

Health: Inquiry About Alleged Discriminatory Medicare Part B Reimbursement in New Jersey

UNITED sT'A%SGENERALACCOUNTlNG WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RELEASED The Honorable Matthew House of Representatives Dear Mr. Rinaldo: Inquiry About Alleged Part B Reimbursement Discriminatory in New Jersey Medicare (HRD-82-58) J. Rinaido Subject: This is in response to your request for a study of allegations of discriminatory rate reimbursement to New Jersey senior citizens Medical Insurance program ('M...
Date April 7, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-13 Title

Government Operations: Revising Medical Fitness Policies Could Provide Additional Quality Recruits at Less Cost Than Enlistment Incentives

B’ THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Y’ Report To The Secretary Of Defense Revising Medical Fitness Policies Could Provide Additional Quality Recruits At LessCost Than Enlistment Incentives Malking entry medical fitness standards less restrictive for quality applicants for enlistment, as well as providing corrective treatment to recruits who currently would be disqualified for readily correctab...
Date March 5, 1982 Report No. OPP-82-1 Title

U.S. General Accounting Office: Staff Views on the President's Fiscal Year 1983 Budget Proposals

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE: STAFFVIEWSON THE PRESIDENT’ S FISCALYEAR1983 BUDGET PROPOSALS Yl h I,# ‘ 1, ,,, ~ ~ IllHl IIIII1 117952 MARCH5,1982 OPP-824 AS%IST’ ANT COMPTROLLER OENERAL b.C. OF THE Lo1140 UNITED STATES W*sHINaTON, The President's fiscal year 1983 budget targeted in which Federal dollars could be saved by legislative areas actions. We thought it would be useful if GAO provi...
Date Jan. 20, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-32 Title

Do Aged Medicare Patients Receive More Costly Routine Nursing Services: Evidence Inconclusive

I , BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Do Aged Medicare Patients Receive More Costly Routine Nursing Services? Evidence Inconclusive Medicare now assumes that it is more costly for hospitals to provide routine nursing services to aged than to nonaged inpatients and pays hospitals a premium. This is called the Medicare routine nursing salary cost differential. Howeve...
Date Jan. 7, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-27 Title

Health: Agreement Between HHS and USDA To Finance the Construction and Renovation of Rural Health Centers Is Improper

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D.C. UN ITED STATES 20548 B-200888 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman, Senate Committee on .Labor and Human Resources The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Subcommittee on Health Chairman, and the Environment House Committee on Energy and Environment Subject: _ JANUARY 7,1982 117247 II The Agreement Between the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agricultu...
Date Dec. 22, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-24 Title

Health: Information on Medicare's Hospital Inpatient Routine Operating Cost Reimbursement Limits for Duluth-Superior

UNITED sTC;TES#GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2OW B-205816 DmxruslR 2& 1981 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Rudy Boschwitz Senate Nlllllllllll II 117103 Boschwitz: Information on Medicare's Hospital Inpatient Routine Operating Cost Reimbursement Limits for Duluth-Superior (HRD-82-24) This is in rssponse to your referral of a letter from Mr. Thomas G . Bell III, a membe...
Date Dec. 22, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-23 Title

Health: Information on Medicare's Hospital Inpatient Routine Operating Cost Reimbursement Limits for Duluth-Superior

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC~UNTIP~G OFFICE WASHlNGtON. D.C. 20548 B-205816 The Honorable James Oberstar House of Representatives :Dear Mr. Oberstar: Information on Medicare's Hospital Inpatient Routine Operating Cost Reimbursement Limits for Duluth-Superior (HRD-82-23) Subject: This is in response to your referral of a letter from Mr. Thomas G. Bell III, a member of the Board of Trustee& of Miller-D...
Date Dec. 16, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-30 Title

Health: Guidance and Information Needed on the Use of Machine Readable Claims Under Medicare and Medicaid

*li **4, % I Vlzl UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NIJMAN RESOURCES DIVISION December 16, 1981 Dr. Carolyne Davis, Administrator Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D. C. 20201 Dear Dr. Subject: Davis: /'Guidance and Information "-achine Readable Claims (HRD-82-30) NeedeC on the Under hedicare Use of ... and Medicaid ...
Date Dec. 9, 1981 Report No. 117016 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Ways To Improve HHS Inspector General's Operations and Relationship With FBI

United States General Accounting Washington., D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m., EST Wednesday, December 9, 1981 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING, ON WAYS TO IMPROVE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OPERATIONS AND RELATIONSHIP W...
Date Nov. 24, 1981 Report No. OGC-82-4 Title

Budget and Spending: President's Third Special Message for Fiscal Year 1982

. COMPTROLLER c GENERAL WASHINGTON , OF D C rlbq3* THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-205053 Novembey: 24, 1981 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On October 23, 1981,';hePresldent's third special message for fiscal year 1982 was transmitted to the Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Contiol Act of 1974. The special message proposes two rescissions of budget aut...
Date Nov. 23, 1981 Report No. 116913 Title

Transportation: Procurement of Support Services at the Transportation Systems Center

m I UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MN 2 3 1981 Mr. Howard Dugoff Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration Department of Transportation Dear Mr. Dugoff: Procurement of Support Services At the Transportation Systems Center Sublect: We recently began a review of the role, functions, and management of the Tra...
Date Nov. 17, 1981 Report No. 116886 Title

Government Operations: OMB Circular A-76

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 8:30 A.M. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1981 STATEMENT ROBERT M. GJLROY, PROCUREMENT, SENIOR OF ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DIVISION LOGISTICS AND READINESS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS AFFAIRS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' CIRCULAR A-76 Mr. Chairman and Members o= the Subcommittee: We are h...
Date Nov. 5, 1981 Report No. 116830 Title

Government Operations: Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1981 STATEMENT OF ROBERT M. GILROY, PROCUREMENT, SENIOR ASSOCIATE AND READINESS DIRECTOR DIVISION LOGISTICS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' ON OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CIRClJLAR A-76 AFFAIRS 116830 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: We are revie...
Date Oct. 23, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-6 Title

Health: Medicaid's Quality Control System Is Not Realizing Its Full Potential

, I I!%’ COMPTROLLERGENERAL -iHE Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Medicaid’s Quality Control System Is Not Recking Its Full Potential edicaid’s ncludes analyses a sample of cases) identiY problemsqualityof control inprogram (which fies which result erroneous payments and devises methods for overcoming problems. Potentially severe penalties ‘toward making sure that problems are !cor...
Date Oct. 22, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-7 Title

Health: State Veterans' Homes--Opportunities To Reduce VA and State Costs and Improve Program Management

fESFTRCTED -acade ^I ½,!ci~ / .Oc . . Y~ E- 0 .: 0... BY. THE COKf ~~BY.. ~ -~THE COlar no1r>;t:E: :E: Vc-Q.. :F:A N fp- CUEUFAL RELEASED V Report To The Honorable Alan Cranston United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES State Veterans' Homes: Opportunities To Reduce VA And State Costs And Improve Program Management State homes provide hospital, nursing home,and domiciliary care to needy, disabled...