| Date |
Report No. |
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| Date July 15, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-571 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2011 Report to Congressional Requesters NURSING HOMES Private Investment Homes Sometimes Differed from Others in Deficiencies, Staffing, and Financial Performance GAO-11-571 July 2011 NURSING HOMES
Private Investment Homes Sometimes Differed from Others in Deficiencies, Staffing, and Financial Performance Highlights of GAO-11-571, a report to... |
| Date April 7, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-280 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2011 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate NURSING HOMES More Reliable Data and Consistent Guidance Would Improve CMS Oversight of State Complaint Investigations GAO-11-280 April 2011 NURSING HOMES
Accountability • Integrity • Reliability More Reliable Data and Consistent Guidance Would Improve CMS Oversig... |
| Date April 6, 2011 |
Report No. GAO-11-403R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 6, 2011 The Honorable Herb Kohl Chairman Special Committee on Aging United States Senate The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Nursing Home Quality: Implementation of the Quality Indicator Survey This report formally transmits our briefing slides that descri... |
| Date Nov. 30, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-11-130R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 30, 2010 The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Long-Term Care Hospitals: Differences in Their Oversight Compared to Other Types of Hospitals and Nursing Homes This report formally transmits our briefing slides highlighting diff... |
| Date April 30, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-403 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE ADVANTAGE Relationship between Benefit Package Designs and Plans’ Average Beneficiary Health Status GAO-10-403 April 2010 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-403, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Relationship between Benefit Package Des... |
| Date Nov. 30, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-10-6 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters ELDERLY VOTERS Information on Promising Practices Could Strengthen the Integrity of the Voting Process in Long-term Care Facilities GAO-10-6 November 2009 ELDERLY VOTERS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-6, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Information on Promis... |
| Date Nov. 6, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-10-207R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-318865 November 6, 2009 The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Charles B. Rangel Chairman The Honorable Dave Camp Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health ... |
| Date Aug. 28, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-689 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters NURSING HOMES CMS’s Special Focus Facility Methodology Should Better Target the Most Poorly Performing Homes, Which Tended to Be Chain Affiliated and For-Profit GAO-09-689 August 2009 NURSING HOMES Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-689, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Rel... |
| Date Feb. 13, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-64 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PARTICIPATING FACILITIES CMS Needs to Reexamine Its Approach for Funding State Oversight of Health Care Facilities GAO-09-64 February 2009 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-64, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PARTICI... |
| Date April 9, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-647T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Senate VA HEALTH CARE Recruitment and Retention Challenges and Efforts to Make Salaries Competitive for Nurse Anesthetists
Statement of Marjorie Kanof, Managing Director Health Care GAO-08-647T April 9, 2008 VA HEA... |
| Date June 28, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-734 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2007 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Consideration of Payment Reforms and Technician Qualification Requirements GAO-07-734 June 2007 MEDICARE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-734, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Consideration of Payment Reforms an... |
| Date Dec. 31, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-183 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2002 Report to Congressional Committees SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Medicare Payments Exceed Costs for Most but Not All Facilities GAO-03-183 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Medicare Payments Considerably Higher than Costs for Most Freestanding SNFs, Thereby Improving Their Overall Financial Performance Reported Medicare Costs of Hosp... |
| Date Nov. 13, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-176 |
Title
GAO
November 2002 Report to Congressional Committees SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Available Data Show Average Nursing Staff Time Changed Little after Medicare Payment Increase GAO-03-176 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background SNF Staffing Changed Little after Payment Increase Took Effect Conclusions Matter for Congressional Consideration Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 1 3 5 9 15 15 15 Appen... |
| Date Aug. 23, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-841 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Providers Have Responded to Medicare Payment System By Changing Practices GAO-02-841 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Distribution of Patients Across Payment Categories Has Changed Since PPS, SNFs Provide Fewer Minutes of Therapy Concluding Observations Agency Comments 1... |
| Date May 22, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-330 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE Orthotics Ruling Has Implications for Beneficiary Access and Federal and State Costs GAO-02-330 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background HCFA’s Ruling Issued to Clarify Medicare Policy for Orthotics and DME HCFA’s Ruling Affects Beneficiaries Who Reside in Nursing Homes Rescinding the Ruling Wou... |
| 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 Sept. 5, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-192 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2000 Testimony
Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate NURSING HOMES Aggregate Medicare Payments Are Adequate Despite Bankruptcies
Statement of Laura A. Dummit, Associate Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division... |
| Date July 19, 2000 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-160 |
Title
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 Oct. 1, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-00-14 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office -GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways
and Means, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Friday, October 1, 1999 Better Information Can Help Ensure That Refinements to BBA Reforms Lead to Appropriate Payments
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Medicare Payments Need to Better Account for Nontherapy Ancillary Cost Variation GAO/HEHS-99-185 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B... |
| Date June 10, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-99-139 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 10, 1999 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate BALANCED BUDGET ACT Any Proposed Fee-for-Service Payment Modifications Need Thorough Evaluation
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division GAO... |
| 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 March 17, 1999 |
Report No. T-HEHS-99-87 |
Title
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 July 16, 1998 |
Report No. T-HEHS-98-214 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:00 a.m. Thursday July 16, 1998 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives BALANCED BUDGET ACT Implementation of Key Medicare Mandates Must Evolve to Fulfill Congressional Objectives
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues H... |
| Date April 9, 1997 |
Report No. T-HEHS-97-106 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 1997 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE POST-ACUTE CARE Cost Growth and Proposals to Manage It Through Prospective Payment and Other Controls
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Di... |
| Date March 4, 1997 |
Report No. T-HEHS-97-90 |
Title
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 Dec. 20, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-97-18 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1996 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Approval Process for Certain Services May Result in Higher Medicare Costs G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-97-18 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-270512 ... |
| Date April 24, 1989 |
Report No. HRD-89-67 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE State Regulatory Requirements Provide Inconsistent Consumer -&. Protection GAO/HRD-89-67 . Human Resources Division B-232998 April 24, 1989 The Honorable Claude Pepper Chairman, Subcommittee on Health ... |
| Date Aug. 6, 1987 |
Report No. T-HRD-87-21 |
Title
United States General Accounting OflIce 1 331;3 ’ z;AO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at IO:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, August 6, 1987 Long-Term Care Insurance Statement of Michael Zimmermanr Senior Associate Director Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care and Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests Select Committee on Aging House of Representa... |
| Date May 29, 1987 |
Report No. HRD-87-80 |
Title
United Staterr General Accounting Office GAO”
May 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on ’ Health and Long-Term Care, Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives LONG-TERM CARE“i’ INSURANCE Coverage Varies Widely in a Developing Market . . c !
. . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-226097 May 29,1987 The Honorable Cla... |
| Date May 12, 1986 |
Report No. HRD-86-58 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May lb86 Report to the Region IV Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration I-MEDICAID ,I Making Georgia’s Nursing Home Reimbursement More Equitable ,O’ IS:, ,. _. I ’ IIIII111111 I
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GAO/HRD-86-58 1 ., . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources B-222209 Division May 1‘2, 1986 Mr. Geor... |
| Date June 12, 1984 |
Report No. HRD-84-69 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054a MUMAN NCSOUNCU OIVISION B-215396 JUNE 12, 1984 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Daniel K. Inouye Senate Inouye: Hllllllll
124701 Do Skilled Nursing Facilities Have Enough Wheelchairs to Meet Their Patients' Needs? (GAO/HRD-84-69) This is in response to your request for information on the number of wheelchairs skilled nu... |
| Date June 15, 1983 |
Report No. HRD-83-60 |
Title
UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCDUNTING OFFICE
WAbHINGTON, ’
,. HUMAN RCSOURcC$ DIVISION I” :I$.,,. .,. Ar ,,... ... D.C.
3,’ 20549 :I .,( : jl ..,!, ‘F?,! :c,!.’ c,*,y(,*,,: |
| Date July 25, 1978 |
Report No. 106842 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
06842 - [B2207252] (Restricted) rSurvey of Dietetic Services in Selected Nursing Homes in
Georgia and South Carolina]. July 25, 1978. 6 pp. (2 pp.). + 2 appendices Report to Virginia S. Smyth, Regional Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration: Region IV, Atlanta, GA; by Marvin Colbs, Regional Manager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Atlanta). Contact: Field Opera... |
| Date Jan. 26, 1976 |
Report No. MWD-76-89 |
Title
January 26, 1976 Chairman, Subcommittee and lnvesticjations Committee on IEntcrstate Foreign Commerce House of kpresentatives Dear fdr, Chairman: on Qversigttil; and r,,~ 2, ";9/) f::' , This is ii ,I (,,/I,/~" .\ a$so to confirm ber 18, 1975, Social Security fkpartment of to your letter dated October 31 Y 7975, and iniort!!ation presented orally to hour staff on Decemregardin:! the implerrzntstio... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1975 |
Report No. MWD-76-8 |
Title
. __ _~NlTED 20 I.. ; UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING L@RARY sY.STE,lr OFFICE llllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LM096850 Increased Compliance Needed With Nursing Home Health And Sanitary Standards
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare MWD-76-8 AUG.18J975 UNITEDSTATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND DIVISION WEiFARE E-164031(3)
The Honorable The Secretary I and Welfa... |
