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Date May 23, 2002 Report No. GAO-02-782R Title

Medicare: Utilization of Home Health Care by State

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 May 23, 2002 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives Subject: Medicare: Utilization of Home Health Care by State Dear Mr. Waxman: This letter responds to your request for information on the variation in Medicare home health use across states. Using home health claims f...
Date April 26, 2002 Report No. GAO-02-555R Title

Medicare Home Health: Clarifying the Homebound Definition Is Likely to Have Little Effect on Costs and Access

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 26, 2002 Congressional Committees Subject: Medicare Home Health: Clarifying the Homebound Definition Is Likely to Have Little Effect on Costs and Access About 2.5 million Medicare beneficiaries used home health services in 2000 at a cost of $8.7 billion—about 4 percent of Medicare expenditures that year. Medicare’s home health ...
Date July 19, 2000 Report No. T-HEHS-00-160 Title

Medicare: Refinements Should Continue to Improve Appropriateness of Provider Payments

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2000 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE Refinements Should Continue to Improve Appropriateness of Provider Payments Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health...
Date March 17, 1999 Report No. T-HEHS-99-87 Title

Medicare: Progress to Date in Implementing Certain Major Balanced Budget Act Reforms

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, 1999 Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE Progress to Date in Implementing Certain Major Balanced Budget Act Reforms Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO/T-HEHS-99...
Date Jan. 29, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-23 Title

Medicare Home Health Agencies: Role of Surety Bonds in Increasing Scrutiny and Reducing Overpayments

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 1999 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES Role of Surety Bonds in Increasing Scrutiny and Reducing Overpayments GAO/HEHS-99-23 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-280717 January 29, 1999 Th...
Date Aug. 6, 1998 Report No. T-HEHS-98-234 Title

Medicare: Interim Payment System for Home Health Agencies

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 1998 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Interim Payment System for Home Health Agencies Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO...
Date March 5, 1997 Report No. T-HEHS-97-92 Title

Medicare: Home Health Cost Growth and Administration's Proposal for Prospective Payment

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 5, 1997 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE Home Health Cost Growth and Administration’s Proposal for Prospective Payment Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health,...
Date March 4, 1997 Report No. T-HEHS-97-90 Title

Medicare Post-Acute Care: Home Health and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Growth and Proposals for Prospective Payment

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, 1997 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE POST-ACUTE CARE Home Health and Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Growth and Proposals for Prospective Payment Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems ...
Date March 27, 1996 Report No. HEHS-96-16 Title

Medicare: Home Health Utilization Expands While Program Controls Deteriorate

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1996 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate MEDICARE Home Health Utilization Expands While Program Controls Deteriorate G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-16 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-257049 March 27, 1996 The Honorable William S. Coh...
Date Oct. 1, 1995 Report No. AA-95-15(4) Title

Medicare and Medicaid Issue Area: Active Assignments

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1995 Health, Education and Human Services Division Medicare and Medicaid Issue Area Active Assignments GAO/AA-95-15(4) 0653SR/ At; q F3 Medicare and Medicaid M PAYMENT METHODS E TITLE MEDICARE COSTS UNDER THE RBRVS SYSTEM (101329) BACKGROUND: In 1992, Medicare stopped paying doctors based on "usual and customary rates." Medicare's new fee schedul...
Date July 19, 1995 Report No. OSI-95-17 Title

Medicare: Allegations Against ABC Home Health Care

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1995 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE Allegations Against ABC Home Health Care GAO/OSI-95-17 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of Special Investigations B-261406 July 19, 1995 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Comme...
Date July 19, 1995 Report No. T-OSI-95-18 Title

Medicare: Allegations Against ABC Home Health Care

United States General Accounting Offke Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives For releaseon Delivery Expected at IO:00 a.m., EDT Wednesday July 19, 1995 MEDICARE Allegations Against ABC Home Health Care Richard C. Stiener, Director Office of Special Investigations Messrs. Chai...
Date July 19, 1995 Report No. HEHS-95-209R Title

Health: Hospital-Based Home Health Agencies

GAO United States General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-262007 July 19, 1995 The Honorable Fortney H. House of Representatives Dear Mr. Stark: (Pete) Stark From 1989 to 1994, Medicare spending for home health care increased from $2.2 billion to $12.0 billion, making it the fastest growing component of Medicare costs. At the same time, the ...