| Date |
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| Date July 31, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-947 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2007 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Under TRICARE, Children’s Hospitals Paid More Than Other Hospitals After Accounting for Patient Complexity GAO-07-947 July 2007 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-947, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Under TRICARE, Children... |
| Date June 21, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-1022T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 21, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE PART D CMS’s Process and Policy for Enrolling New DualEligible Beneficiaries
Statement of Kathleen M. King Director, Health Care GAO-07-1022T June 21, 2007 MEDICARE ... |
| Date May 8, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-824T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Testimony Before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE PART D Enrolling New Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries in Prescription Drug Plans
Statement of Kathleen M. King Director, Health Care GAO-07-824T May 8, 2007 MEDICARE PART D Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-824T, a testi... |
| Date May 4, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-272 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2007 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PART D Challenges in Enrolling New Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries GAO-07-272 May 2007 MEDICARE PART D Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-272, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Challenges in Enrolling New Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries Why GAO Did This Study
Since J... |
| Date July 24, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-635 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE OUTPATIENT PAYMENTS Rates for Certain Radioactive Sources Used in Brachytherapy Could Be Set Prospectively GAO-06-635 July 2006 MEDICARE OUTPATIENT PAYMENTS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-635, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Rates for Certain Radioacti... |
| Date June 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-452 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to Congressional Committees HEALTH CENTERS AND RURAL CLINICS State and Federal Implementation Issues for Medicaid’s New Payment System GAO-05-452 June 2005 HEALTH CENTERS AND RURAL CLINICS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-452, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability State and Federal Implementati... |
| Date Feb. 27, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-359 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE HOME HEALTH Payments to Most Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Covered Their Costs GAO-04-359 a February 2004 MEDICARE HOME HEALTH Payments to Most Freestanding Home Health Agencies More Than Covered Their Costs Highlights of GAO-04-359, a report to congressional requesters Under Medicar... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-963 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2002 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HOSPITAL PAYMENTS Refinements Needed to Better Account for Geographic Differences in Wages GAO-02-963 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Medicare Labor Cost Adjustment Does Not Adequately Account for Wage Differences within Certain Areas Through Reclassification, Some Hospitals Receive a... |
| 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 6, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-663 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2002 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HOME HEALTH CARE Payments to Home Health Agencies Are Considerably Higher than Costs GAO-02-663 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Home Health PPS Episode Payments Are Considerably Higher than Estimated Costs of Care Provided Conclusions Matters for Congressional Consideration Agency Comments ... |
| Date Sept. 15, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-174R |
Title
GAO
Accountabilty
* Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-285973 September 15, 2000 The Honorable William B. Thomas Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Hospital Payment: PPS Includes Several Policies Intended to Help Rural Hospitals Dea... |
| Date Sept. 8, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-176 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE HOME HEALTH CARE Prospective Payment System Could Reverse Recent Declines in Spending GAO/HEHS-00-176 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 3 32 34 Appendix II: Medicare Home Health Users, by State of Reside... |
| Date April 7, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-9 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2000 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HOME HEALTH CARE Prospective Payment System Will Need Refinement as Data Become Available GAO/HEHS-00-9 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology Appendix II: HCFA Projects to Develop a Prospective Payment System for Home Health Agencies Appendix III: Comments From the Health Care ... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-00-23 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate and the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES Medicare Payment Changes Require Provider Adjustments But Maintain Access GAO/HEHS-00-23 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Educati... |
| 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 May 28, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-144R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-277123 May 28, 1997 The Honorable WiIliam M. Thomas Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Comments on H.R. 4229-A Proposal for a Home Health Prosnective Pavment &stem Dear Mr. Chairman: You asked us to comment on H.R. 4229, introduc... |
| Date March 5, 1997 |
Report No. T-HEHS-97-92 |
Title
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 1, 1988 |
Report No. T-HRD-88-9 |
Title
United States General Accounting Oface Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday March 1, 1988 Medicare: Should Hospital Be Revised Payment to Assure Rates Reasonableness and Equity Statement of Michael Zimmerman, Senior Associate Director Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives GAO/T-HRD-88-9 I SUMM... |
| Date June 3, 1986 |
Report No. 130022 |
Title
. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. June 3, 1986 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMEVALUATION AND METHODOLOGYDIVISION ON QUALITY @F CARE ISSUES IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM
r* ’ BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE I IllIll
130022 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: It Committee quality pros... |
| Date June 2, 1986 |
Report No. PEMD-86-10 |
Title
United States Genmal_Ailccountfng Qj |
| Date March 7, 1986 |
Report No. HRD-86-25 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 3AO
, Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (arch 1986 MEDICARE k t Past Overuse of Intensive Care Services I Inflates Hospital Payments
F :AO/HRD-86-26 034-l 5 3 |
| Date Nov. 12, 1985 |
Report No. 128404 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAI; ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. November 12, 1985 STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAM EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGYDIVISION ON EVALUATING PR@?PECTIVE E EFFECTS ,dF MEDICARE i_ . PO$T-HOSPITAL CARE : i "n...."-- BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE ~lll~lll~
128404 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS O... |
| Date July 18, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-74 |
Title
q-3 3Y THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
- OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Use Of Unaudited Hospital Cost Data Resulted In Overstatement Of Medicare’s Prospective Payment System Rates
When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) computed Medicare’s prospective payment rates for inpatient hospital services, it used unaudited cost reports. Because unaudited cost reports frequently include... |
| Date April 29, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-60 |
Title
WASHINGlOX, D.C. 20548 I I April 29, 1985 Carolyn@ Ii. Davis, Ph.D., Administrator Administration Health Care Financirlg Departlnent 3f iJ,ealth and Human Services Dear Dr.
Davis: , i , Subject: Payment for Inpatient Alcoholis:n Detoxification .3nd Rehabilitation Services Under Medicare Needs Attention (GAO/MRD-85-60) On October 1, 1983, Medicare heqan its prospective payment are paid based on the... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-39 |
Title
I hs.. A-..~ p] ?.. . + .. . _d _ 953’ ‘ .f BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman Special Committee On Aging United States Senate OF THE UNiTED STATES
Medicare’s Policies And Prospective Payment Rates For Cardiac Pacemaker Surgeries Need Review And Revision
In fiscal year 1983, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented a Medicare prospective payment system (us... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1985 |
Report No. PEMD-85-8 |
Title
L . UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. ACCOUNTING
20548 OFFICE EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY OWlSiON PROGRAM E-217732 FEBRUARY 21,1986 The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: I11111 IIll
126291 Information Requirements for Evaluating the Impacts of Medicare Prospective Payment on Post-Hospital Long-Term-Care Services: .-7 Preliminary R... |
