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Date July 8, 1994 Report No. HEHS-94-184R Title

Health: Medicare Transportation Benefits

GAO United States General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-256405 July 8, 1994 The Honorable Howard L. Berman House of Representatives Dear Mr. Berman: This letter responds to your request that we examine whether Medicare coverage of other forms of medical transportation might be a cost-efficient alternative to We found that ambulances in non...
Date April 15, 1994 Report No. HEHS-94-122BR Title

Medicare: Beneficiary Liability for Certain Paramedic Services May Be Substantial

United States Gened Accounting Office ’GAO ; April 1994 k Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAIZE Beneficiary Liability for Certain Paramedic Services ML~ l, SubstantiaJ GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Human Education, and Services Division I &254210 April 15,1994 The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chairman, Committee on Finance United ...
Date March 29, 1994 Report No. HEHS-94-127R Title

Veterans Affairs: VA Appropriations

GAO united states General Accounting Office Wa&ington,D.C.20548 Hruna.nBesourceeDivision B-242001 March 29, 1994 The Honorable Committee John D. Rockefeller Chairman The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Ranking Minority Member States on Veterans' IV United Senate Affairs Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans' Affairs House of Representatives The Honorable Chairman The Honorable G.V. (Sonny) Mo...
Date March 18, 1994 Report No. HEHS-94-116R Title

Health: L.A. County Medi-Cal

GAO UnitedStates Gened Accollnt.ing cmlce Washington,D.C.20548 HumanReeources Division B-256148 March 18, 1994 Mr. /.9lZO Larry Frelot Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General--Audit Services 50 United Nations Plaza, Room 171 San Francisco, CA 94102 Dear Mr. Frelot: While reviewing Los Angeles County's foster care eligibility decisions at the request of Representative we...
Date Oct. 27, 1993 Report No. T-HRD-94-5 Title

Veterans Affairs: Service Delays at VA Outpatient Facilities

United States General Accounting Of’ fice Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Veterans’Affairs House of Representatives / For Release on Delivery Expectedat / 8:30 a.m., EDT t Wednesday, ’ October 2i, 1993 VETERANS AFFAIRS Service Delays at VA Outpatient Facilities Statement of David P. Baine, Director, Federal Health Care Delivery Issues, Human Res...
Date Oct. 15, 1993 Report No. HRD-94-4 Title

VA Health Care: Restructuring Ambulatory Care System Would Improve Services to Veterans

Un#tad SttHes Gene@ GAO : ;. AcCounting Office ,Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee ,. 9x1Oversight and Investigations, C&mmiete@on Veterans’ Affairs, House ‘1 of R~pre&@dives . . .,,I ‘ GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-2541 16 October 151993 The Honorable Lane Evans Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee...
Date Aug. 27, 1993 Report No. HRD-93-128 Title

Health Care Access: Innovative Programs Using Nonphysicians

z&l 1!J!KJ HEALTH CARE ACCESS Innovative Progr Using Nonphysicians 149892 ,..-_ --I(;Ao/IIILI)-!~:~-1~8 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. =7-r, ,,, RELEASED _,.*,l . . 11-, l-.*l.ll..-l I.____..-..“-.I-- .-.--- GAO United States General Accounting Oi’flce Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resou...
Date June 30, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-93-205 Title

Medical Readiness Training: Limited Participation by Army Medical Personnel

1Jttitcvl Sfafm Gc~ttt~ral Accounting Office -,-- - GAO Report t)o the Chairman, Subcornmittxe on Military Forces and Personnel, Cormnittee on Armed Services, House of I-lcq xesentatives MEDICAL READINESS TRAINING Limited Partici-pation -” -.. _. I_ , __.____ --- -._.- l.l” -_-- -.- .--.- l-l--“_--- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and Inte...
Date June 18, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-93-180 Title

Disaster Assistance: DOD's Support for Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar

:;iL I !)!):I DISASTER ASSISTANCE DOD’ Support for s Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Qphoon Omar GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20848 National Security and International AfYaire Division B-263026 June l&l993 The Honorable Earl Hutto Chairman, Subcommittee on Readiness Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to you...
Date May 25, 1993 Report No. T-RCED-93-46 Title

Disaster Management: Recent Disasters Demonstrate the Need to Improve the Nation's Response Strategy

United States General Accounting Office 1442s I GAO Testimony Before the Committee on Armed Services, Subcommitteeon Nuclear Deterrence,Arms Controi and DefenseIntelligence U.S. Senate For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m., EDT Tuesday May 25,1993 DISASTER MANAGEMENT Recent Disasters Demonstrate the Need to Improve the Nation’s RespbnseStrategy Statementof J. Dexter Peach Assistant Comptro...
Date May 18, 1993 Report No. T-RCED-93-20 Title

Disaster Management: Recent Disasters Demonstrate the Need to Improve the Nation's Response Strategy

\qpby United States General Accounting Offke * ( * GAO For Release Delivery on Expectedat 930 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 18.1993 Testimony Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United StatesSenate DISASTER MANAGEMENT RecentDisastersDemonstrate the Need to Improve the Nation’s ResponseStrategy Statementof J. Dexter Peach Assistant Comptroller General Resources,Community, and Economic Developme...
Date Jan. 27, 1993 Report No. T-RCED-93-4 Title

Disaster Management: Recent Disasters Demonstrate the Need to Improve the Nation's Response Strategy

\w!i-4: United States General Accounting Office x4 GAO For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat IO:00 a.m., EST Wednesday January27, 1993 Testimony _ Before the Subcommitteeon VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate DISASTER MANAGEMENT RecentDisastersDemonstrate the Need to Improve the Nation’s ResponseStrategy Statementof J. Dexter Peach,Assistant Comptroller General...
Date Jan. 4, 1993 Report No. HRD-93-4 Title

Emergency Departments: Unevenly Affected by Growth and Change in Patient Use

-I “--.-____ II ..-.----- I Jrlittxl States General 3 Accounting Of’ fice A0 Rq>ort t;o the Chairman, Subcommittee on Tkalth for Families and the I Jninsured, Committee on Finance, I I.S. Scn;& ., .Ji~i~r~;tt*y I !)!):I I EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS Unevenly Affected by Growth and Change in Patient Use 148331 ..- ,. . . I 1 I RESTRICTRD--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unles...
Date June 4, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-90 Title

Canadian Health Insurance: Lessons for the United States

J lltlth l!N 1 CANADIAN HEALTH INSURANCE Lessons for the United States Ill118 II II II 144039 , ‘ ! ._------.CAO/EEKI)-w-!10 GAllIll ~$iz?t&z&Lwmf& , .. Human Resources Division B-244081 June 4,199l The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This report, prepared at the Committee’ request, reviews Canada’ universal...
Date May 17, 1991 Report No. HRD-91-57 Title

Trauma Care: Lifesaving System Threatened by Unreimbursed Costs and Other Factors

“-----l ~ l _ ._ M a ,t, l !)!Il T RAUM A CARE L i fe s a v i n g S y s te m T h re a te n e d b y U n re i m b u rs e d C o s ts a- _n d O th e r F a b c to rs , REL EASED l k E S T E IC I’E D --N o t to b e r & a m d o u te l d e th e G e n e ra l A m o e O ffb u n l e a a e p e d z l c rl l g Human Resources Di v i s i o n B-242661 May 17, 1991 The Honorabl e Donal d W. Ri e gl e , Jr. Chai...
Date May 15, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-91-39 Title

Disaster Assistance: Federal, State, and Local Responses to Natural Disasters Need Improvement

. * \ ’ United States General Accounting Office /s/3 $77 GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday May 15, 1991 . Testimony I Ill Ill1 III II 143899 DISASTER ASSISTAWCE Federal, State, and Local Responsesto Natural Disasters Need Improvement Statement of John M. Ols, Jr., Director Housing and Community Development Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Divisi...
Date May 15, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-91-57 Title

Disaster Assistance: Federal, State, and Local Responses to Natural Disasters Need Improvement

United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 pm EDT Wednesday May 15,199l DISASTER ASSISTANCE Federal, State, and Local Responses to Natural Disasters Need Improvement Statement of John M. Ols, Jr., Director Housing and Community Development Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources, T...
Date Nov. 14, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-91-7 Title

Central America: Humanitarian Assistance to the Nicaraguan Resistance

.--- linitt4 States General Accourlting Office ., / Ikqxrt to CongY-essional Cornrnittees ’ CENTRAL AMERICA Humanitarian Assistance to the Nicaraguan Resistance 142649 (;AO,/NSIAII)-!)I -7 - National Security and International Affairs Division B-237240 November 14,lQQO The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The...
Date Aug. 31, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-153 Title

Medicare: Options to Provide Home Dialysis Aides

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Date Jan. 23, 1990 Report No. NSIAD-90-62 Title

Central America: Humanitarian Assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

~1;~1111;11’) . I’t’to , ~E&J-TRAL A.MERICA Humanitarian Assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance (;/I( 1 --NSl-ili:!to Ci% - - -- ..-- .-. ..--. - -.-.- -.--... --.-- --..._..--l _-..-^.__ ---.- .__-. .--.. ..-.___^ A0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division B-226832 January 23,199O The Honorable Patrick J...
Date June 1, 1989 Report No. NSIAD-89-152 Title

Central America: Humanitarian Assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Congress Hurntittian Assistance to the Nicaragwm Democratic Resistan@ ..’ Comptroller General of the United States B-230756 June 1,1989 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report discusses the Agency for International Development’s expenditure of $17.7 million in humanitarian assistance to the...
Date May 26, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-146FS Title

Hazardous Materials: Federal Training for First Responders to Highway and Railroad Incidents

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Date Sept. 28, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-113 Title

DOD Health Care: Pediatric and Other Emergency Room Care

. GAO’ September 1988 &ited‘States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. Senate D~DHEALTH~..E Pediatric and Other Emergency Room Care GAO/EIRM8-113 / United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-232320 September 28, 1988 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye United States Senate Dear Senator Inouye: Recently, we completed...
Date Sept. 28, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-94 Title

DOD Health Care: Requirements for Emergency Services Adequate and Generally Attainable

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1988 Report to Congressional Requesters c DOD HEALTH CARE Requirements for Emergency Services Adequate and Generally Attainable 1 /36”123 GAO/HRD-88-94 --- .- ..-- 5232320.2 being implemented, we contacted officials and reviewed appropriate documents in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the offices of the se...
Date April 30, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-31 Title

Health Care: Patient Transfers From Emergency Rooms to D.C. General Hospital

. -. c United-States General Accounting Offiie 133075 * GAO April 1987 R6bort to the Chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Representatives HEALTH CARE Patient Transfers From Emergency Rooms to D.C. General Hospital GAO/HID87-31 united Btdee General Accounting Office Wadn@m,D.C.20648 Human Itemme Division B-226090 April 30,1937 The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums Chairman, Committee...
Date Sept. 30, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-132 Title

Health Care: States Assume Leadership Role in Providing Emergency Medical Services

. *, United t States Genera”1 Accounting Office GAO * September lcj70 . Report to Congressional Requesters 1986 HEALTH CARE States Assume Leadership Role in Providing Emergency Medical Services 131470 RESTRICTElD --Not to be released outside the GeneAccounting Office except on the basis of specific ctppmvaJby the Office of Coxu!ress~ f)Ff Fe GAO/HRD-86-132 531n1 United States General Accounting ...
Date Dec. 29, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-31 Title

Health: How Health Maintenance Organizations Control Costs

UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20948 B-205827 The Honorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary% Subjectt,' ' How Health Maintenance Organizations Control Costs{:(HRD-82-31) In evaluating how health maintenance organizations I(HMOs) have attempted to reduce health care costs, we have obtakned information from 12 HMOs which we believe would be useful t...
Date Nov. 6, 1980 Report No. ID-81-9 Title

U.S. Consular Services to Innocents--And Others--Abroad: A Good Job Could Be Better With a Few Changes

I . ,‘ IjWTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL . 1wj47 &port To The Congress (IFTHE UNITEDSTATES kJ.S. Consular Services To Innocentsnd Others--Abroad: A Good Job ould Be Better With A Few Changes 113686 10-81-g NOVEMBER 6,198O Request sent to: for copies of GAO reports should be U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (...
Date Nov. 29, 1979 Report No. HRD-80-26 Title

Health: Inpatient Care at Quantico Naval Hospital Should Not Be Resumed

.- -Sz.'01107 20548 1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE WASHINGTON, D.C. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION iii111tlllll|llll B-l61475 110971 NOVEMBER 29, 1979 The Honorable Herbert E. Harris II House of Representatives Dear Mr. Harris: Subject: n patient Care at Quantico Naval Hospital Should Not Be Resumed (HRD-80-26) This is in response to your July 26, 1979, letter concerning the Department of the...
Date Oct. 25, 1979 Report No. HRD-80-21 Title

Health: Implementation of a Civilian-Military Contingency Hospital System Should Be Suspended

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 / fa 7 HUMAN RESOURCS DIVISION B-133044 OCTOBER 25, 1979 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense cC Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: fimplementation of a Civilian-Military Contingency Hospital System Should be Suspendedj(HRD-80-21) During the past several months, we have been reviewing DOD's plans to use nonmilitary hospitals t...
Date Aug. 16, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-107 Title

Military Medicine Is in Trouble: Complete Reassessment Needed

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ’ OF THEUNITEDSTATES rllQi& llnillilllllllllllllillllllllllll LM110156 Report ToThe Congress i Military Medicine Is In Trouble: Complete Reassessment Needed Largely because of an insufficient number of physicians, the ability of the military’s direct medical care system to deliver care in peacetime is seriously impaired. Some medical services have been substantially cu...
Date April 12, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-69 Title

Health: Implementation of the Emergency Medical Services Amendments of 1976

COh¶PTROL&.ER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED zoam STATES 64031(S) -’ APRIL 12, 1979 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Subcommittee on Qealth and Scientific -Research ... Senate Committee on Labor.an I Human Resources p&k k, The Honorable Alan D. Cranston United States Senate 41;f.,J’ L 4” This report summarizes the information we provided your offices for hearings on Februar...
Date Feb. 10, 1978 Report No. CED-78-54 Title

Transportation: Use of Helicopters in the Thirteenth Coast Guard District for Emergency Medical Services

DOCOhENT RESUME 05029 - r0o4453381 r Use of Helicopters in the Thirteenth Coast Guard District for Emergency Medical Ser.4ces]. CED-78-54; B-114851. February 10, 1978. 1 pp. + enclosure (15 pp.). Report to Rep. John J. iMcFall, Chairman, House Committec on Appropriations: Tra4sprtation Subcommittee; by Robert FP Keller, Comptroller Geteral. Issue Area: Transporiation Systems and Policies (i400); H...
Date Sept. 16, 1977 Report No. 103503 Title

Health: The Swine Flu Program

DCCUMENT RESUME 03503 - 1263866] The Swine Flu Program. September 16, 1977. 10 pp. Testimony before the House Ccmmittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: Health and the Environment Subcommittee; by Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Issue Area: Health Programs: Surveillance, Control and Screening Activities to Reduce the Incidence of Disease 1211). Contact: Human Resources Div. Bud...
Date Sept. 17, 1976 Report No. 089047 Title

Health: Acquisition and Use of Two Ambulances Acquired Under HEW Grant

Mr. Julian R. Du:;as City A?min:istrator District Of COlillTlbi~ Government Waslllq,tton, D:C. 20004 IlolllallIIIIIlllolllllnllnlolllllllll LMO89047 We have been si:udying the 3istrict’s motor -vchl’cl*~ managcmcrt activiti c:s to ,!ot~ rr;;inl- hi)b) effectively and econoq:icniLy the city acyulres and maintains its v~llicles L During our study, which is not yet complete, two ai:lbulanc,ts for...
Date Sept. 1, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-112 Title

Health: Operation of the Emergency Food and Medical Services Program

u REPORT 8 EiVERAL COMPTROLL QF THE UNITED STATES Operation Emergent Medical Community Services gram Administration The Emergency Food and Medical Services Program was established to counteract starvation and malnutrition among those segments of the poor difficult to reach through other Federal programs. The Community should Services Adminstration --develop better data on the population served by ...
Date July 13, 1976 Report No. HRD-76-150 Title

Health: Progress, But Problems in Developing Emergency Medical Services Systems

BY THE CO&?-PTROLLER GENERAL, OF THE UNITED STATES Progress, But Problems In Dewelop’ing Emergency Services Systems .l+eaIth Services’ Administratkm Department of Health, Education, Development of regional emergency medical services systems on a self-sustaining basis depends on the willingness of local government and local providers, such as hospitals, to accept the regional system concept. So...
Date June 14, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-62 Title

Health: Inequalities in the Preventive Health Services Offered to Federal Employees

Date March 4, 1976 Report No. MWD-76-104 Title

Veterans Affairs: Administration of the Denver Veterans Administration Hospital

COMPTROLLER ‘J’ I. GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE UNITED 20548 STATES I The Honorable United States Dear Senator Floyd K. Haskell Senate Haskell: ! and subsequent discussions In your March 17, 1975, letter we were requested to obtain information on with your off ice, the following aspects of the administration of the Denver Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital: --Emergency --Medical --Staff ...
Date June 2, 1975 Report No. MWD-75-86 Title

Financial Management: Audit of the Illinois Trauma Program

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHING-i-ON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 B-1640h(5) (‘1 ,I,_ The Honorable Paul Findley House of Representatives Dear Mr. Findley: 1’ I As your office requested, we have reviewed the adequacy of an audit of the Illinois Trauma Program by Department of Health, Education, *and: Welfare (HEW) auditors. Because your request was prompted by various ‘, allegations of impro...
Date May 13, 1971 Report No. B-170847 Title

Transportation: Use of Ambulance Trains and Assigned Personnel

r-i I 0 L COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B- 170 847 Dear Senator Proxmire : This is our report on the use of ambulance trains and We made the review in response to your assigned personnel. request of September 15, 1970. We plan to make no further distribution of the report unless copies are specifically requested, and then we shall make distribution only after your...