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| Date Nov. 15, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-235T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 15, 2001 BIOTERRORISM The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Role in Public Health Protection
Statement for the Record by Janet Heinrich Director, Health Care—Public Health Issues GAO-02-235T Mr. Ch... |
| Date Oct. 16, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-173T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2001 VA AND DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Progress and Challenges DOD Faces in Executing a Military Medical Surveillance System
Statement for the Record by Stephen P. Backhus Director, Health Care—Veterans’ and Military Health C... |
| Date Oct. 5, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-40 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters FOREIGN RELATIONS Migration From Micronesian Nations Has Had Significant Impact on Guam, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands GAO-02-40 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Thousands of FAS Citizens Have Migrated to U.S. Island Areas Under the Compact for Employment Opportun... |
| Date Aug. 22, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-816 |
Title
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 13, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-749 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAID Stronger Efforts Needed to Ensure Children’s Access to Health Screening Services GAO-01-749 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Limited Available Data Indicate Many Children Do Not Receive EPSDT Services States Have Taken Action to Improve Data Reporting and Delivery of EPSDT Services HCFA E... |
| Date June 29, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-851 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to the Honorable John McCain, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States’ Use of Master Settlement Agreement Payments GAO-01-851 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Appendix II: Appendix III: Appendix IV: Appendix V: Appendix VI: Appendix VII: Appendix VIII: Sco... |
| Date June 27, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-818 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate HEALTH CARE Consultants’ Billing Advice May Lead to Improperly Paid Insurance Claims GAO-01-818 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 June 27, 2001 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance ... |
| Date June 14, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-807T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committe on Government Reform, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2001 VETERANS' HEALTH CARE Standards and Accountability Could Improve Hepatitis C Screening and Testing Performance
Statement of Cy... |
| Date May 24, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-620 |
Title
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... |
| Date May 17, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-742T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2001 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Lessons Learned From TRICARE Contracts and Implications for the Future
Statement of Stephen P. Backhus Director, Health Care—Veterans' and Military Health... |
| Date April 30, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-459 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2001 Report to Congressional Committees COMPUTER-BASED PATIENT RECORDS Better Planning and Oversight by VA, DOD, and IHS Would Enhance Health Data Sharing GAO-01-459 Contents Letter Appendix I Scope and Methodology 1 22 Appendix II Comments From the Department of Veterans Affairs 24 Appendix III Comments From the Department of Defense 34 Appendix I... |
| Date April 25, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-661T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives Not to be Released Before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2001 VETERANS' HEALTH CARE Observations on VA's Assessment of Hepatitis C Budgeting and Funding
Statement for the Record by Cynthia Bascetta, Director, Health Care—Veterans' Health and Benefit... |
| Date Jan. 29, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-183 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2001 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VA DRUG FORMULARY Better Oversight Is Required, but Veterans Are Getting Needed Drugs GAO-01-183 Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 24 29 33 34 Table 1: Percentage of Total Outpatient Prescriptions Filled for National Formulary Drugs by VISN and Me... |
| Date Jan. 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-247 |
Title
D01247.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:34 PM United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2001 Performance and Accountability Series Major Management Challenges and Program Risks
Department of Health and Human Services GAO-01-247 D01247.book Page 2 Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:34 PM D01247.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:34 PM Contents Letter Overview Major Performance and Ac... |
| Date Jan. 1, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-255 |
Title
D01255.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:53 AM United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2001 Performance and Accountability Series Major Management Challenges and Program Risks
Department of Veterans Affairs GAO-01-255 D01255.book Page 2 Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:53 AM D01255.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:53 AM Contents Letter Overview Major Performance and Accounta... |
| Date Oct. 27, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-4 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Plan Needed for Federal and State Response GAO-01-4 Contents Letter Appendix Tables
Appendix I: Comments From the Department of Health and Human Services 3 30 8 10 11 16 19 Table 1: Annual Vaccine Production Process Table 2: Months for Newly Detected Influenza Viruses to Reach the United ... |
| Date Oct. 19, 2000 |
Report No. GAO-01-69 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters INTERNET PHARMACIES Adding Disclosure Requirements Would Aid State and Federal Oversight GAO-01-69 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 30 Appendix II: Actions by 28 States to Regulate Internet Pharmacies and Physicians Prescribing on the Basis of an Online Questionnaire Appendix I... |
| Date Sept. 29, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-202 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Committees FOOD ASSISTANCE Activities and Use of Nonprogram Resources at Six WIC Agencies GAO/RCED-00-202 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 5 28 35 Appendix II: Selected Characteristics of the Six Case Study Agencies Appendix III: Additional Comparisons of the Ways the Six Agencies Deliver... |
| Date Aug. 31, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-172 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Resources, Patient Access, and Challenges in Europe and the Pacific GAO/HEHS-00-172 Contents Letter Appendix Table Figure
Appendix I: Comments From the Department of Defense 3 32 Table 1: Estimated Number of Beneficiarie... |
| Date July 25, 2000 |
Report No. T-OSI-00-15 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m., EDT Tuesday, July 25, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives HEALTH CARE FRAUD Schemes to Defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Health Care Insurers
Statement of Robert H. Hast, Assistant Comptrolle... |
| Date July 12, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-152 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2000 Testimony
Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Medicaid Can Offer Important Benefits and Services
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health and Human Services Division GAO/T-HEHS-00-152 Children Wi... |
| Date July 11, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-150 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives RYAN WHITE CARE ACT Opportunities to Enhance Funding Equity
Statement of Janet Heinrich, Associate Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health and Human Services D... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. T-GGD-00-173 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Friday June 30, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RECEIVERSHIP Selected Issues Related to Medical Services at the D.C. Jail
Statement by Laurie E. Ekstrand Director, Administration of Justice ... |
| Date June 14, 2000 |
Report No. GGD-00-160R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-285591 June 14, 2000 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Federal Prisons: Responses to Questions Related to Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population Dear Mr. Chairman: On April 6, ... |
| Date May 25, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-121 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 25, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives DOD AND VA HEALTH CARE Jointly Buying and Mailing Out Pharmaceuticals Could Save Millions of Dollars
Statement of Stephen P. Backhus, Director Veterans’ Affai... |
| Date May 17, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-52 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters VA AND DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Evolving Health Care Systems Require Rethinking of Resource Sharing Strategies GAO/HEHS-00-52 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 36 39 45 48 54 56 Appendix II: Facilities With Active Agreements Appendix III: Other Medical Services Provided Appendix IV: Comm... |
| Date May 17, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-117 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans Affairs, House of Representatives VA AND DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Rethinking of Resource Sharing Strategies is Needed
Statement of Stephen P. Backhus, Director Veterans’ Affairs and Military Health Care Issues Health, Edu... |
| Date April 21, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-57 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives DISABLED VETERANS’ CARE Better Data and More Accountability Needed to Adequately Assess Care GAO/HEHS-00-57 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: VA Definitions of Six Special Disabilities 3 22 23 34 Appendix II: Performance and Access Monito... |
| Date April 6, 2000 |
Report No. T-GGD-00-112 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery 2:00 p.m. EDT Thursday April 6, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight Committee on the Judiciary U.S. Senate FEDERAL PRISONS Containing Health Care Costs for an Increasing Inmate Population
Statement of Richard M. Stana, Associate Director Administration of Justice Issues General Government Division ... |
| Date April 6, 2000 |
Report No. T-OSI-00-9 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 6, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce House of Representatives MEDICARE Improper Third-Party Billing of Medicare by Behavioral Medical Systems, Inc.
Statement of Robert H. Hast, Acting Assistant Comptroller General for Special Inv... |
| Date April 5, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS/OSI-00-87 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2000 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICAID IN SCHOOLS Poor Oversight and Improper Payments Compromise Potential Benefit
Statement of Kathryn G. Allen, Associate Director, Health Financing and Public Health Issues, and Robert H. Hast, Acting Comptroller General fo... |
| Date March 31, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-85 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate IMPLEMENTATION OF HIPAA Progress Slow in Enforcing Federal Standards in Nonconforming States GAO/HEHS-00-85 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-284986 March 31, 2000 The Honorable ... |
| Date March 30, 2000 |
Report No. OSI-00-5R |
Title
Accountability * Integrity *Reliability Relablty eg
Office of Special Investigations United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-283471 March 30, 2000 The Honorable Tom Bliley Chairman Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Medicare: Improper Third-Party Billing of Medicare by Behavioral Medical Systems. Inc. Dear Mr. Chairman: The $200-billion Medicare program,... |
| Date March 9, 2000 |
Report No. OCG-00-4 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Annual Report to the Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members, Senate and House Committee on Appropriations STATUS OF OPEN RECOMMENDATIONS Improving Operations of Federal Departments and Agencies GAO/OCG-00-4 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-205879 March 9, 2000 The Hono... |
| Date March 6, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-68 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. Monday, Mar. 6, 2000 Testimony
Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate MEDICARE Few Beneficiaries Use Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Services
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health and Human Services Division GAO/T-HEHS-00-68 Medicare:... |
| Date March 1, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-70R |
Title
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Accountability * Integrity * Reliability eGA0
United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Health, Education, aud Human Services Division B-i.!84796 March 1,ZOOO The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Mediaap: Premiums Dear Mr. Dingell: This letter is in response to your request for information on premiums f... |
| Date March 1, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-54 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters HIV/AIDS Use of Ryan White CARE Act and Other Assistance Grant Funds GAO/HEHS-00-54 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: CARE Act Criteria for Counseling and HUD Policies on Illicit Drug Use in Housing Appendix II: Methodology and Information on Administrators’ Compensation Appendix III: Dates When States... |
| Date Feb. 24, 2000 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-00-99 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m., EST Thursday February 24, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate GLOBAL HEALTH The U.S. and U.N. Response to the AIDS Crisis in Africa
Statement for the Record by Benjamin F. Nelson, Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, National S... |
| Date Feb. 9, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-61 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2000 Testimony
Before the Subcommittees on Health and Environment, and Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, and Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives ADVERSE EVENTS Surveillance Systems for Adverse Events and Medical Errors
S... |
| Date Feb. 1, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-53 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000 Testimony
Before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS Substantial Problem but Magnitude Uncertain
Statement of Janet Heinrich, Associate Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health and Human Services Division GAO/T-HEHS-0... |
| Date Jan. 31, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-35 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2000 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE SUBVENTION DEMONSTRATION Enrollment in DOD Pilot Reflects Retiree Experiences and Local Markets GAO/HEHS-00-35 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283483 January 31, 2000 Congressional Committees Military retirees aged ... |
| Date Jan. 18, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-21 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS The Magnitude of Health Risk Is Uncertain Because of Limited Incidence Data GAO/HEHS-00-21 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281822 January 18, 2000 Congressional Requesters In 1998, about 2.7 billion presc... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-00-22 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton House of Representatives WOMEN IN PRISON Issues and Challenges Confronting U.S. Correctional Systems GAO/GGD-00-22 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-280204 December 28, 1999 The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton House of Representatives De... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-00-34 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE VA’s Management of Drugs on Its National Formulary GAO/HEHS-00-34 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283993 December 14, 1999 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller... |
| Date Oct. 21, 1999 |
Report No. T-AIMD-00-26 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 21, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives YEAR 2000 COMPUTING CHALLENGE Compliance Status Information on Biomedical Equipment
Statement of Joel C. Willemssen Directo... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-178 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE Report Cards Under Development but Challenges Remain GAO/HEHS-99-178 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281938 September 30, 1999 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Chairman Committee on Health, Education, ... |
| Date Sept. 23, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-99-195 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, September 23, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives BLOOD SUPPLY Availability of Blood
Statement of Janet Heinrich, Associate Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Div... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-187R |
Title
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Accountabllily * Integrity
l Reliability United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283557 September 20,1999 The Honorable Tom Bliley Chairman, Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Blood Sunulv: Availabilitv of Blood to Meet the Nation’s Reauirements Dear Mr. Chairman A recent report by the National Blood Dat... |
| Date Sept. 14, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-189R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283566 September 14,1999 The Honorable Christopher S. (Kit) Bond Chairman, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Subject: Veterans’ Health Care: Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Dear Mr. Chairman: The President’s fiscal year 2000 bu... |
| Date July 20, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-99-171 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 1999 Testimony
Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS Impact of Medicare HMOs’ Use of Formularies on Beneficiaries
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO/T... |
