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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-907T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 20, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Challenges in Meeting Governmentwide Improper Payment Requirements
Statement of McCoy Williams Director, Fi... |
| Date July 14, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-733R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 July 14, 2005 The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt The Secretary of Health and Human Services Subject: Medicare: Radiopharmaceutical Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting
Dear Mr. Secretary: In our recent report on hospital outpatient drug purchase prices, Medicare: Drug Purchase Prices for CMS Cons... |
| Date June 30, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-581R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 30, 2005 The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt The Secretary of Health and Human Services Subject: Medicare: Drug Purchase Prices for CMS Consideration in Hospital Outpatient Rate-Setting Dear Mr. Secretary: Medicare pays hospitals for drugs that beneficiaries receive as part of their treatment in hospital outpatient departments. ... |
| 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 March 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-417 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2005 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Challenges in Meeting Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act GAO-05-417 a March 2005 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-417, a report t... |
| Date March 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-402R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 31, 2005 Brigadier General Charles W. Fletcher, Jr., Commanding General Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Department of the Army 200 Stovall Street Alexandria, VA. 22332-5000 Subject: Payment Processing: Documentation Procedures For Electronic Billing and Payment Under the Families First Personal Property ... |
| Date March 21, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-312 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States’ Allocations of Fiscal Year 2004 and Expected Fiscal Year 2005 Payments GAO-05-312 a March 2005 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-312, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability States’ Allocations of Fiscal Year 2004 and Exp... |
| Date Jan. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-79 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers GAO-05-79 a January 2005 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Inefficient, Error-Prone Process Results in Travel Reimbursement Problems for Mobilized Soldiers Highlights of GAO-05-79, a report to congr... |
| Date Dec. 1, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-142R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 December 1, 2004 The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Medicare Chemotherapy Payments: New Drug and Administration Fees Are Closer to Providers’ Costs Dear Mr. Chairman: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 1 (MMA) required the S... |
| Date Oct. 15, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-42 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2004 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE HOSPICE CARE Modifications to Payment Methodology May Be Warranted GAO-05-42 a October 2004 MEDICARE HOSPICE CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-42, a report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, and the Committ... |
| Date Oct. 12, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-72 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Appropriate Dispensing Fee Needed for Suppliers of Inhalation Therapy Drugs GAO-05-72 a October 2004 MEDICARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-72, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Appropriate Dispensing Fee Needed for Suppliers of Inhalation Therapy Dr... |
| Date Oct. 8, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-85 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Concerns about Spending Target System Prompt Interest in Considering Reforms GAO-05-85 a October 2004 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-85, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Concerns about Spending Target Sy... |
| Date Sept. 17, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-772 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MEDICARE Information Needed to Assess Adequacy of Rate-Setting Methodology for Payments for Hospital Outpatient Services GAO-04-772 a September 2004 MEDICARE Information Needed to Assess Adequacy of Rate-Setting Methodology for Paym... |
| Date Aug. 18, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1000R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 August 18, 2004 The Honorable Paul Ryan House of Representatives Subject: Milwaukee Health Care Spending Compared to Other Metropolitan Areas: Geographic Variation in Spending for Enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Dear Mr. Ryan: Health care spending varies across the country due to differences in the use a... |
| Date July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-938 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE Guidance Needed for Determining the Cost to Collect from Veterans and Private Health Insurers GAO-04-938 July 2004 VA HEALTH CARE Guidance Needed for Determining the Cost to Collect from Veterans... |
| Date June 25, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-450 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE DIALYSIS FACILITIES Beneficiary Access Stable and Problems in Payment System Being Addressed GAO-04-450 a June 2004 MEDICARE DIALYSIS FACILITIES Beneficiary Access Stable and Problems in Payment System Being Addressed Highlights of GAO-04-450, a report to congressional committees Medicare covers about... |
| Date June 9, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-825T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 9, 2004 Testimony
Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate DOD TRAVEL CARDS Control Weaknesses Led to Millions in Fraud, Waste, and Improper Payments
Statement of Gregory D. Kutz Director, Financial Management and Assurance John J. Ryan Assistant Director, Office of Special ... |
| Date April 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-407 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS USDA Needs to Strengthen Regulations and Oversight to Better Ensure Recipients Do Not Circumvent Payment Limitations GAO-04-407 a April 2004 FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS USDA Needs to Strengthen Regulations and Oversight to Better Ensure Recipients Do Not Circumvent Payme... |
| Date Jan. 13, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-97 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery GAO-04-97 a January 2004 MEDICARE Payment Changes Are Needed for Assistants-at-Surgery Highlights of GAO-04-97, a report to congressional committees Medicare pays for assistant-atsurgery services under both the hospital inpatient prospective paym... |
| Date Dec. 24, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-129 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2003 Report to the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives FEMA CERRO GRANDE CLAIMS Payments Properly Processed, but Reporting Could Be Improved GAO-04-129 a December 2003 FEMA CERRO GRANDE CLAIMS Payments Properly Processed, but Reporting Could Be Improved Highlights of GAO-04-129,... |
| Date Nov. 13, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-86 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 2003 Report to the Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives MILITARY PERSONNEL DOD Needs More Effective Controls to Better Assess the Progress of the Selective Reenlistment Bonus Program GAO-04-86 November 2003 MILITARY PERSONNEL DOD Needs More Effective Controls to Better Assess the Progress of the Selectiv... |
| Date Oct. 17, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-143 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAID NURSING HOME PAYMENTS States’ Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures GAO-04-143 October 2003 MEDICAID NURSING HOME PAYMENTS States’ Payment Rates Largely Unaffected by Recent Fiscal Pressures Highlights of GAO-04-143, a report to congressional requesters Almost half of all ... |
| Date Sept. 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1056 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted GAO-03-1056 September 2003 MEDICARE Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted Highlights of GAO-03-1056, a report to congressional committees In 1999, the Health Care Financing Administration, now called the Cente... |
| Date Aug. 28, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-1067R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 August 28, 2003 Ms. Martha Stearns Deputy Director Commercial Pay Services Defense Finance and Accounting Service P.O. Box 182317 Columbus, Ohio 43218-2317 Subject: Payment Processing: Statistical Sampling Plan for Voucher Prepayment Examination Dear Ms. Stearns: This report responds to a request made by your office that we approve the u... |
| Date May 8, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-623 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2003 Report to the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives FEMA CERRO GRANDE CLAIMS Payments Properly Processed, but Reported Payments Somewhat Overstated GAO-03-623 a May 2003 FEMA CERRO GRANDE CLAIMS Payments Properly Processed, but Reported Payments Somewhat Overstated Highlights of G... |
| Date April 11, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-162R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 11, 2003 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Edward J. Markey Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Follow-up Report on Matters Relating t... |
| 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 July 23, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-968T |
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 Expected at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2002 MEDICARE HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Geographic Cost Adjustments Important to Preserve Beneficiary Access to Services
Statement of William J. Scanlon Director, Health Care Issues GAO-0... |
| Date March 14, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-531T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2002 MEDICARE OUTPATIENT DRUGS Program Payments Should Better Reflect Market Prices
Statement of Laura A. Dummit Director, Health Care—Medicare Payment Issues GAO-02-531T Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subco... |
| Date Feb. 25, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-303 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2002 Report to Congressional Requester PAYMENT SYSTEMS Central Bank Roles Vary, but Goals Are the Same GAO-02-303 a Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Core Principles Establishes Internationally Accepted Policy Objectives That, Along with National Law, Guide Central Bank Involvement in Payment Systems Central Banks Are Involved in the O... |
| Date Feb. 14, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-441T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2002 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Spending Targets Encourage Fiscal Discipline, Modifications Could Stabilize Fees
Statement of William J. Scanlon Director, Health Care Issues GAO-02-4... |
| Date Nov. 15, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-244T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, November 15, 2001 AMBULANCE SERVICES Changes Needed to Improve Medicare Payment Policies and Coverage Decisions
Statement of Laura A. Dummit Director, Health Care—Medicare Payment Issues GAO-02-244T Mr. Chairman and Members of the... |
| Date Oct. 31, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-02-53 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2001 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE Practice Expense Payments to Oncologists Indicate Need For Overall Refinements
Headings for Appendix II and III corrected on 05/03/04. Printed copies of this report were correct. GAO-02-53 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Oncology Fares As Well As the Average Spe... |
| Date May 1, 2001 |
Report No. JFMIP-SR-01-01 |
Title
4 Federal Financial Management System Requirements Benefit systl!m I Requirements _ ..’. IFMIP-SR;&Ol May What is JFMIP?
The Joint Financial Management improvement Program (JFMIP) is a joint undertaking of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the General Accounting Office (GAO), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), working in cooperation with o... |
| Date April 3, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-585T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Select Education, Committee on Education and Workforce, House of Representatives FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Internal Control Weaknesses Leave Department of Education Vulnerable to Improper Payments
Statement of Jeffrey C. Steinhoff Managing Director, Finan... |
| Date Jan. 31, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-291 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 2001 Report to Congressional Committees MOTION PICTURES Legislation Affecting Payments for Reuse Likely to Have Small Impact on Industry GAO-01-291 United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 31, 2001 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman The Honorable Patrick Leahy Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States ... |
| Date Sept. 1, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-177R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283429 September 1, 2000 The Honorable Pete Stark Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Medicare and Managed Care Plans: Payments and Costs for Selected Hospitals Dear Mr. Stark: Hospitals have reported financial diffic... |
| Date Aug. 23, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-161 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE+CHOICE Payments Exceed Cost of Fee-for-Service Benefits, Adding Billions to Spending GAO/HEHS-00-161 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Methodology 3 22 34 Appendix II: Comments From the Health Care Financing Administration Tables Table 1: Self-Reported Health Status of 1996 Medicare Beneficiari... |
| Date June 30, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-177R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-285418 June 30, 2000 The Honorable Dan Glickman The Secretary of Agriculture Subject: Farm Programs: Observations on Market Loss Assistance Payments Dear Mr. Secretary: Since October 1998, the Congress has authorized about $13.8 billion in ad hoc financial assistance to help farme... |
| Date June 27, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-128 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, and to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives MEDICAID Sustainability of Low 1996 Spending Growth Is Uncertain GAO/HEHS-97-128 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276963 June 27, ... |
| Date May 29, 1997 |
Report No. GGD-97-100 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives FEDERAL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL Cost of Lump-Sum Annual Leave Payments to Employees Separating From Government GAO/GGD-97-100 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-276038 May 29, 1997 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairm... |
| 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 May 2, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-37 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1997 Report to the Honorable John F. Kerry, U.S. Senate MEDICARE HMO ENROLLMENT Area Differences Affected by Factors Other Than Payment Rates GAO/HEHS-97-37 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-276654 May 2, 1997 The Honorable John F. Kerry United States Senate Dear Senato... |
| Date May 1, 1997 |
Report No. NSIAD-97-42 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS U.S. Contributions to International Organizations for Fiscal Years 1993-95 GAO/NSIAD-97-42 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-276655 May 1, 1997 The Honorable Jesse ... |
| Date March 11, 1997 |
Report No. T-HEHS-97-94 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 1997 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICAID Recent Spending Experience and the Administration’s Proposed Program Reform
Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Systems Issues Health, Educ... |
| Date March 3, 1997 |
Report No. HEHS-97-77R |
Title
uaedstates General Acconnting~ce Washin@on, D.C. 20648 B-276272 March 3,19!97 The HonorableJohn R X&&h chainnan, Committeeon the Budget Houseof Representatives . ‘on subject Medicaidz GraduateMeduxlEducaiz PavmenQ DearMr.chainnan: en& primarily through its Medkare prom is the largest The f&eral gsinglepayertoteachingh~~fforthecoststheyincurtrainingmedical residents.’ Medicaremakesgraduate medi... |
| Date Feb. 28, 1997 |
Report No. RCED-97-42 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1997 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate FEDERAL FACILITIES EPA’s Penalties for Hazardous Waste Violations GAO/RCED-97-42 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-275734 February 28, 1997 The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman, Committe... |
| Date Jan. 27, 1997 |
Report No. AIMD-97-35R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Information
Management Division B275779 January 27, 1997 Captain Ronald D. Reck Commanding Officer U.S.C.G. Finance Center U.S. Coast Guard Dear Captain Reck: This letter responds to your September 10, 1996, request for an interpretation of the requirements of Title 7, “Fiscal Procedures,” of GAO’ Policv and Pr... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1995 |
Report No. HEHS-96-74R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-270670 December 15, 1995 Senator Daniel K. Akaka United States Senate Senator Daniel K. Inouye United States Senate The Honorable Patsy T. Mink House of Representatives The Honorable Neil Abercrombie House of Representatives In your letter dated November 28, 1995, you expressed concer... |
| Date Sept. 5, 1995 |
Report No. AIMD-95-219R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D-C. 20548 Accounting and Information Management Division B-262098 September 5, 1995 The Honorable Anthony A. Williams Chief Financial Officer Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Williams: At the request of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Ranking on Government Management, Minority Member, Subcommi... |
