| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date July 20, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-166 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS Implications for Beneficiaries of Medicare HMO Use of Formularies GAO/HEHS-99-166 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279239 July 20, 1999 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable John B. ... |
| Date June 28, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-99 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1999 Report to Congressional Committees SSI CHILDREN Multiple Factors Affect Families’ Costs for Disability-Related Services GAO/HEHS-99-99 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276532 June 28, 1999 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Daniel Patrick... |
| Date June 17, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-99-148 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 17, 1999 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICAID Questionable Practices Boost Federal Payments for School-Based Services
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO/T-HEHS-99-148 M... |
| Date June 11, 1999 |
Report No. AIMD-99-190R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-281270 June 11,1999 The Honorable Togo D. West The Secretary of Veterans Affairs Subject: Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Actions Needed to Ensure Continued Delivery of Veterans Benefits and Health Care Services Dear Mr. Secretary: On April l&1999, we testified before the Subcommittee on... |
| Date May 21, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-106 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1999 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ AFFAIRS Potential Costs of Changes in Licensing Requirement Outweigh Benefit GAO/HEHS-99-106 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279951 May 21, 1999... |
| Date April 26, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-99-111 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 26, 1999 Testimony
Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate ASSISTED LIVING Quality-of-Care and Consumer Protection Issues
Statement of Kathryn G. Allen, Associate Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO/T-HEHS-99-111 Assist... |
| Date April 26, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-27 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters ASSISTED LIVING Quality-of-Care and Consumer Protection Issues in Four States GAO/HEHS-99-27 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278340 April 26, 1999 The Honorable Charles Grassley Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United Stat... |
| Date April 15, 1999 |
Report No. T-AIMD-99-136 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 1999 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives YEAR 2000 COMPUTING CRISIS Action Needed to Ensure Continued Delivery of Veterans Benefits and Health Care Services
Statement of Joel C. Willemssen Director, C... |
| Date April 12, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-68 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, and the Honorable Jack Reed MEDICARE MANAGED CARE Greater Oversight Needed to Protect Beneficiary Rights GAO/HEHS-99-68 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281220 April 12, 1999 The Honorable Charles E. Grassle... |
| Date April 12, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-92 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE+CHOICE New Standards Could Improve Accuracy and Usefulness of Plan Literature GAO/HEHS-99-92 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-282193 April 12, 1999 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable John B. Breau... |
| Date March 10, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-58 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate GENDER ISSUES Medical Support for Female Soldiers Deployed to Bosnia GAO/NSIAD-99-58 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-281815 L... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-36 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AREAS Medicare Incentive Payments Not an Effective Approach to Improve Access GAO/HEHS-99-36 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279809 February 26, 1999 The Honorable John L. Mica Chairman, Subcommittee on C... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1999 |
Report No. T-AIMD-99-89 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Testimony
Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives YEAR 2000 COMPUTING CRISIS Medicare and the Delivery of Health Services Are at Risk
Statement of Joel C. Willemssen Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems Accounting and Information Management Division G... |
| Date Jan. 29, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-38 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 1999 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN Progress Made in Providing Services to Women Veterans GAO/HEHS-99-38 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281516 January 29, 1999 Th... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-18 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives LEAD POISONING Federal Health Care Programs Are Not Effectively Reaching At-Risk Children GAO/HEHS-99-18 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-277635 January 15, 1999 Th... |
| Date Jan. 1, 1999 |
Report No. OCG-99-15 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Performance and Accountability Series January 1999 Major Management Challenges and Program Risks Department of Veterans Affairs GAO/OCG-99-15 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States January 1999 The President of the Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives This report addresses... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-99-34 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1998 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Results From Surveys of Insurers GAO/HEHS-99-34 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281613 December 31, 1998 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan Ranking Min... |
| Date Dec. 4, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-99-6 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters SPECIALTY CARE Heart Attack Survivors Treated by Cardiologists More Likely to Take Recommended Drugs GAO/HEHS-99-6 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276534 December 4, 1998 The Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell The Honorable ... |
| Date Nov. 16, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-99-16R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279966 November 16, 1998 The Honorable William M. Thomas Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Philip M. Crane House of Representatives Subject: Medicare: Coverage of Pumas Used to Administer Intravenous Drugs Medicare’ ... |
| Date Oct. 14, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-99-2 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1998 Report to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate HIV/AIDS DRUGS Funding Implications of New Combination Therapies for Federal and State Programs GAO/HEHS-99-2 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1998 |
Report No. T-AIMD-98-310 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives YEAR 2000 COMPUTING CRISIS Leadership Needed to Collect and Disseminate Critical Biomedical Equipment Information
Statement of Joel C. Willemssen Director,... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1998 |
Report No. AIMD-98-240 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1998 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives YEAR 2000 COMPUTING CRISIS Compliance Status of Many Biomedical Equipment Items Still Unknown GAO/AIMD-98-240 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information Manageme... |
| Date Sept. 16, 1998 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-98-232 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m., EDT Wednesday, September 16, 1998 Testimony
Before the House International Relations Committee HIV/AIDS Observations on USAID and U.N. Prevention Efforts
Statement for the Record by Benjamin F. Nelson, Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division GA... |
| Date Sept. 15, 1998 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-248R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Afhirs Division B-281029 September 15, 1998 The Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman Chairman, Committee on International Relations House of Representatives Subject: Undate on the U.N.‘ HIV/AIDS Program s Dear Mr. Chairman: In July 1998, we reported on the U.N.‘ efforts to respond to the worldwide s ... |
| Date Aug. 19, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-197 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters VA HEALTH CARE Better Integration of Services Could Improve Gulf War Veterans’ Care GAO/HEHS-98-197 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278641 August 19, 1998 The Honorable Cliff Stearns Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committ... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-201 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CHILDREN Private Individual Coverage Available, but Choices Can Be Limited and Costs Vary GAO/HEHS-98-201 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279540 August 5, 1998 The Honorable Anna Eshoo The Honorable Frank... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1998 |
Report No. IAP-98-14 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1998 Health, Education, and Human Services Division Health Services Quality
and Public Health Issue Area Plan Fiscal Years 1999-2000 GAOIlAP-98-14 / Foreword In the pages that follow, we describe our key planned work on these pivotal issues. Because events may significantly affect even the best of plans and because periodic measurement of success ... |
| Date July 27, 1998 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-202 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters HIV/AIDS USAID and U.N. Response to the Epidemic in the Developing World GAO/NSIAD-98-202 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-280249 July 27, 1998 The Honorable Benjamin Gilman Chairman, Committee on International Relations H... |
| Date July 23, 1998 |
Report No. T-HEHS-98-220 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE VA’s Efforts to Maintain Services for Veterans With Special Disabilities
Statement of Stephen P. Backhus, Director Veterans’ Affairs and Military Health Care Issue... |
| Date July 16, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-213R |
Title
lllilitistates GAO General
AcconntingOmce Washington, D-C. 20648 Health, Education snd &man Services Division j&Q ss-‘ f B-280597 July 16, 1998 The Honorable John H. Chafee The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy The Honorable Joseph L Lieberman United States Senate The Honorable Benjamin L. Carchn The Honorable John D. Dmgell The Honorable Nancy L. Johnson The Honorable James H. Maloney The Honorable C... |
| Date June 25, 1998 |
Report No. T-HEHS-98-199 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 1998 Testimony
Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Employer Coverage Trends Signal Possible Decline in Access for 55- to 64-Year-Olds
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Education... |
| Date June 17, 1998 |
Report No. T-HEHS-98-194 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VETERANS’ HEALTH CARE Challenges Facing VA’s Evolving Role in Serving Veterans
Statement of Stephen P. Backhus, Director Veterans’ Affairs and Military Health Care Issues Hea... |
| Date June 1, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-133 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1998 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE Declining Employer Coverage May Affect Access for 55- to 64-Year-Olds GAO/HEHS-98-133 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278559 June 1, 1998 The Honorable James M. ... |
| Date June 1, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-134 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1998 Report to Congressional Committees INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACTING Effects of Individual Community Contracting for Health Services in Alaska GAO/HEHS-98-134 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279160 June 1, 1998 The Honorable Ted Stevens, Chairman The Honorab... |
| Date May 20, 1998 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-98-183 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m., EDT Wednesday, May 20, 1998 Testimony
Before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives INFECTIOUS DISEASES Analysis of Eradication or Elimination Estimates
Statement of Benjamin F. Nelson, Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, National Security and International Affairs Di... |
| Date May 8, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-155R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279856 May 8, 1998 The Honorable Larry E. Craig The Honorable Paul D. Coverdell United States Senate Subject: Medicare ManagedCare ADDed Process for Denials of Care: A Comnarison With RecommendationsFrom the President’ QuaIitv s Commission Enrollment in managedcare plans, such as healt... |
| Date May 7, 1998 |
Report No. T-HEHS-98-166 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives BLOOD SAFETY Recalls and Withdrawals of Plasma Products
Statement of Bernice Steinhardt, Director Health Services Quality and Public Health Issues Health, Educati... |
| Date April 30, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-128 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters SUICIDE PREVENTION Efforts to Increase Research and Education in Palliative Care GAO/HEHS-98-128 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279326 April 30, 1998 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Chairman The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Ra... |
| Date April 28, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-145R |
Title
GAO Unfted Stata General ACCOM~~~ Office Waslkiugton, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Servicea Division B-279791 April 28, 1998 The Honorable Lane Evans Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans’Affairs House of Representatives Subject: VA Health Care: Medicare Reimbursement for Services to Veterans Dear Mr. Evans: As part of its fiscal year 1998 budget submission, the Department of V... |
| Date April 23, 1998 |
Report No. NSIAD-98-114 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1998 Report to the Chairman, Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives INFECTIOUS DISEASES Soundness of World Health Organization Estimates for Eradication or Elimination GAO/NSIAD-98-114 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-279440 April 23, 19... |
| Date April 22, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-147R |
Title
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e United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division l604-3 6 B-279685 April 22, 1998 The Honorable Henry A Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform and Oversight House of Representatives Subject: Tobacco Settlements: States’Use of Settlement Proceeds Dear 1Mr. Waxman: On June 20, 1997, the nation’ largest t... |
| Date April 20, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-139R |
Title
>A0 United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20648 oirice
i66~ss Health, Education and Human Services Division B-279774 April 20, 1998 The Honorable Arlen Specter Chairman The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate Subject: VA Health Care: Preliminarv Observations on Medical Care Provided to Persian Gulf Veterans Almo... |
| Date April 10, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-136R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division L QZZJ B-279735 April 10, 1998 The Honorable Stephen E. Buyer Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee on National Security House of Representatives Subject: Defense Health Care: Operational Difficulties and Svstem Uncertainties Pose Continuing Challenges for TRICARE Dear h... |
| Date March 31, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-108 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1998 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Persian Gulf Dependents’ Medical Exam Program Ineffectively Carried Out GAO/HEHS-98-108 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-279416 March 31, 1998 The ... |
| Date March 23, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-68 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1998 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Offering Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to DOD Beneficiaries GAO/HEHS-98-68 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278895 March 23, 1998 The H... |
| Date March 20, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-93 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1998 Report to the Honorable John McCain, U.S. Senate MEDICAID Demographics of Nonenrolled Children Suggest State Outreach Strategies GAO/HEHS-98-93 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278558 March 20, 1998 The Honorable John McCain United States Senate Dear Senator McC... |
| Date March 19, 1998 |
Report No. T-HEHS-98-114 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 1998 Testimony
Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate HEALTH INSURANCE STANDARDS Implications of New Federal Law for Consumers, Insurers, Regulators
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Education, and Human Services ... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Programs Supporting Long-Term Services in Selected States GAO/HEHS-98-55 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-277961 February 27, 1998 The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Commerce Ho... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1998 |
Report No. T-HEHS-98-100 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on National Security, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Operational Difficulties and System Uncertainties Pose Continuing Challenges for TRICARE
Statement of Stephen P. Backhus, Director Veterans’ Affa... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-80 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1998 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Reimbursement Rates Appropriately Set; Other Problems Concern Physicians GAO/HEHS-98-80 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276418 February 26, 1998 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman The Honorable Carl L... |
