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| Date July 27, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-773 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2005 Report to the Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Implementation Issues for New TRICARE Contracts and Regional Structure GAO-05-773 July 2005 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-773, a report to Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Ac... |
| Date July 13, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-645 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2005 Report to the Honorable Judd Gregg, U.S. Senate HEALTH CENTERS Competition for Grants and Efforts to Measure Performance Have Increased GAO-05-645 a July 2005 HEALTH CENTERS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-645, a report to the Honorable Judd Gregg, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Reliability Competition for Grants and Efforts to Mea... |
| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-615 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to Congressional Committees ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY Business Plan’s Implementation Is Unlikely to Achieve Expected Financial Benefits and Could Reduce Civilian Role GAO-05-615 June 2005 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-615, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability ARMED FORCES INSTITUT... |
| Date June 23, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-841T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 23, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate RYAN WHITE CARE ACT Factors that Impact HIV and AIDS Funding and Client Coverage
Statem... |
| Date June 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-452 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to Congressional Committees HEALTH CENTERS AND RURAL CLINICS State and Federal Implementation Issues for Medicaid’s New Payment System GAO-05-452 June 2005 HEALTH CENTERS AND RURAL CLINICS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-452, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability State and Federal Implementati... |
| Date May 19, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-647R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 19, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Specialty Hospitals: Information on Potential New Facilities Beginning in the 1990s, there was a substantial increase in the number of short-term acute care hospitals that prim... |
| Date May 19, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-722T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 19, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives DOD AND VA Systematic Data Sharing Would Help Expedite Servicemembers’ Transition to VA Services
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health ... |
| Date March 23, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-387R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 23, 2005 The Honorable Steve Buyer Chairman The Honorable Lane Evans Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives The Honorable Christopher H. Smith House of Representatives Subject: Veterans Health Care: VA’s Medical Support Role in Emergency Preparedness Since the terrorist attacks ... |
| Date March 21, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-312 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States’ Allocations of Fiscal Year 2004 and Expected Fiscal Year 2005 Payments GAO-05-312 a March 2005 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-312, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability States’ Allocations of Fiscal Year 2004 and Exp... |
| Date March 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-444T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, March 17, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VA DISABILITY BENEFITS AND HEALTH CARE Providing Certain Services to the Seriously Injured Poses Challenges
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health Care—Veterans’ Health and Benefits Issues GA... |
| Date March 2, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-160 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2005 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Important Steps Taken to Enhance Veterans’ Care by Aligning Inpatient Services with Projected Needs GAO-05-160 March 2005 VA HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-160, a report to the Chairman, Subco... |
| Date Feb. 28, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-310R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 28, 2005 Congressional Committees Subject: DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Health Resources Combined, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide health care services to about 16.8 million beneficiaries at an estimated cost of $58 billion for fiscal year 2005â... |
| Date Feb. 25, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-210 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters MANAGING DIABETES Health Plan Coverage of Services and Supplies GAO-05-210 February 2005 MANAGING DIABETES Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-210, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Health Plan Coverage of Services and Supplies Why GAO Did This Study
Diabetes, whi... |
| Date Feb. 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-125 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters MILITARY PAY Gaps in Pay and Benefits Create Financial Hardships for Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers GAO-05-125 a February 2005 MILITARY PAY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-125, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Gaps in Pay and Benefits Create... |
| Date Feb. 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-322T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 17, 2005 Testimony
Before the House Committee on Government Reform MILITARY PAY Gaps in Pay and Benefits Create Financial Hardships for Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers
Statement of Gregory D. Kutz, Director Financial Management and Assurance GAO-05-322T a February 1... |
| Date Feb. 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-309R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 February 16, 2005 The Honorable Jim Nussle Chairman Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Subject: Health and Human Services’ Estimate of Health Care Cost Savings Resulting from the Use of Information Technology Dear Mr. Chairman: According to the Institute of Medicine and others, the U.S. health care delivery system ... |
| Date Feb. 14, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-287 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2005 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE VA Should Expedite the Implementation of Recommendations Needed to Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services GAO-05-287 Contents Letter
Summary Recommendation for Executive Action Agency Comments and Our Evaluation... |
| Date Jan. 12, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-145R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 January 12, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiary Access to Physician Services: Trends in Utilization of Services, 2000 to 2002
In the 1990s, several reforms to Medicare physician fees ... |
| Date Dec. 13, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-60 |
Title
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. 8, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-44R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 8, 2004 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 Subject: Medicaid Managed Care: Acc... |
| Date Dec. 1, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-142R |
Title
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 Nov. 10, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-65 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA LONG-TERM CARE Oversight of Nursing Home Program Impeded by Data Gaps GAO-05-65 November 2004 VA LONG-TERM CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-65, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives Accountability I... |
| Date Sept. 27, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-960 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION PPOs Financial and Other Advantages for Plans, Few Advantages for Beneficiaries
Correction made on 9/29/04 to p. 4, line 36 through p. 5, line 1, revised to read “About 9.9 million, or 98 percent, of the 10.1 million eligible beneficiar... |
| Date Sept. 20, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1069 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA AND DEFENSE HEALTH CARE More Information Needed to Determine If VA Can Meet an Increase in Demand for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Services GAO-04-1069 a September 2004 VA AND DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-04-1... |
| Date Sept. 7, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-765 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Past Experience Can Guide Future Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies GAO-04-765 a September 2004 MEDICARE Past Experience Can Guide Future Competitive Bidding for Medical Equipment and Supplies Highlights of GAO-04-765, a report to congressional committees. The Medicare ... |
| Date Aug. 13, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-991R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 August 13, 2004 The Honorable Judd Gregg Chairman Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate Subject: HHS’s Efforts to Promote Health Information Technology and Legal Barriers to Its Adoption Dear Mr. Chairman: Studies published by the Institute of Medicine and others have indicated that fragmented,... |
| Date July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-755 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA MEDICAL CENTERS Internal Control over Selected Operating Functions Needs Improvement GAO-04-755 a July 2004 VA MEDICAL CENTERS Internal Control over Selected Operating Functions Needs Improvement Highlights ... |
| Date July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-967T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA MEDICAL CENTERS Internal Control Weaknessess Impair Third-Party Collections
Statement of McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assu... |
| Date July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-792 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA AND DOD HEALTH CARE Resource Sharing at Selected Sites GAO-04-792 July 2004 VA AND DOD HEALTH CARE Resource Sharing at Selected Sites
Highlights of GAO-04-792, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Overs... |
| Date July 19, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-739 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA MEDICAL CENTERS Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections GAO-04-739 a July 2004 VA MEDICAL CENTERS Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections Highlig... |
| Date June 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-750 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight Is Incomplete GAO-04-750 June 2004 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight Is Incomplete Highli... |
| Date June 25, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-450 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE DIALYSIS FACILITIES Beneficiary Access Stable and Problems in Payment System Being Addressed GAO-04-450 a June 2004 MEDICARE DIALYSIS FACILITIES Beneficiary Access Stable and Problems in Payment System Being Addressed Highlights of GAO-04-450, a report to congressional committees Medicare covers about... |
| Date June 17, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-713 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Coverage of Key Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Is Common but Not Universal GAO-04-713 a June 2004 PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Coverage of Key Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests Is Common but Not Universal Highlights of... |
| Date June 7, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-687 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives COMPUTER-BASED PATIENT RECORDS VA and DOD Efforts to Exchange Health Data Could Benefit from Improved Planning and Project Management GAO-04-687 a June 2004 COMPUTER-BASED PATIENT RECORDS VA and DOD Efforts to Exchang... |
| Date May 1, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-793SP |
Title
May 2004 HIGHLIGHTS OF A GAO FORUM Health Care: Unsustainable Trends Necessitate Comprehensive and Fundamental Reforms to Control Spending and Improve Value Highlights of GAO-04-793SP Unrelenting growth in health care spending has put pressure on policymakers to seek health care system reforms. The stress comes partly from a wide gap in expectations between what health care Americans want and wha... |
| Date April 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-684 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters ASSISTED LIVING Examples of State Efforts to Improve Consumer Protections GAO-04-684 April 2004 ASSISTED LIVING Examples of State Efforts to Improve Consumer Protections Highlights of GAO-04-684, a report to congressional requesters Assisted living facilities provide help with activities of daily living in a ... |
| Date April 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-444 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters VA HEALTH CARE Resource Allocations to Medical Centers in the Mid South Healthcare Network GAO-04-444 April 2004 VA HEALTH CARE Resource Allocations to Medical Centers in the Mid South Healthcare Network Highlights of GAO-04-444, a report to congressional requesters Since fiscal year 1997, the Department of V... |
| Date Feb. 27, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-495R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 27, 2004 Congressional Committees Subject: DOD and VA Health Care: Incentives Program for Sharing Resources Combined, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide health care services to about 12 million beneficiaries at an estimated cost of about $53 billion for fiscal year 2004—$26.7 bi... |
| Date Feb. 20, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-322R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 20, 2004 The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives The Honorable Janice D. Schakowsky House of Representatives Subject: Military Treatment Facilities: Improvements Needed to Incre... |
| Date Jan. 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-162 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters VA HEALTH CARE Access for Chattanooga-Area Veterans Needs Improvement GAO-04-162 January 2004 VA HEALTH CARE Access for Chattanooga-Area Veterans Needs Improvement Highlights of GAO-04-162, a report to Congressional Requesters Veterans residing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have had difficulty accessing Depart... |
| Date Jan. 13, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-97 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery GAO-04-97 a January 2004 MEDICARE Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery Highlights of GAO-04-97, a report to congressional committees Medicare pays for assistant-atsurgery services under both the hospital inpatient prospective paym... |
| Date Dec. 12, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-106 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2003 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE Further Efforts Needed to Improve Hepatitis C Testing for At-Risk Veterans GAO-04-106 December 2003 VA HEALTH CARE Further Efforts Needed to Improve Hepatitis C Tes... |
| Date Nov. 25, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-294R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 November 25, 2003 The Honorable Lane Evans Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Veterans Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Veterans Affairs: Post-hearing Questions Regarding the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Providing Seamless Health Care Coverage to Transitioning Veterans Dear Mr. Evans: On October 16, 2003, I te... |
| Date Nov. 19, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-271T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, November 19, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives COMPUTER-BASED PATIENT RECORDS Short-Term Progress Made, but Much Work Remains to Achieve a Two-Way Data Exchange Between VA and DOD Health Systems
Stat... |
| Date Oct. 31, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-224 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions GAO-04-224 a October 2003 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Highlights of GAO-04-224 a report to the Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S... |
| Date Oct. 17, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-143 |
Title
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. 16, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-158T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, October 16, 2003 Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE DOD Needs to Improve Force Health Protection and Surveillance Processes
Statement of Neal P. Curtin Director, Defense Capabilities and Management GAO-04-158T i October 16, 2003 D... |
| Date Oct. 15, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-69 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to the Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE TRICARE Claims Processing Has Improved but Inefficiencies Remain GAO-04-69 October 2003 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE TRICARE Claims Processing Has Improved but Inefficiencies Remain Highlights of GAO-04-69, a report to the Committees on Armed Serv... |
| Date Oct. 8, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-63 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate DIALYSIS FACILITIES Problems Remain in Ensuring Compliance with Medicare Quality Standards GAO-04-63 October 2003 DIALYSIS FACILITIES Problems Remain in Ensuring Compliance with Medicare Quality Standards Highlights of GAO-04-63, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Se... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1133 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Requester PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Federal and State Requirements Affecting Coverage Offered by Small Businesses GAO-03-1133 September 2003 PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Federal and State Requirements Affecting Coverage Offered by Small Businesses Highlights of GAO-03-1133, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcom... |
