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Date Oct. 31, 1991 Report No. RCED-92-13 Title

Electricity Supply: Utility Demand-Side Management Programs Can Reduce Electricity Use

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY Utility Demand-Side Management Programs Can Reduce Electricity Use ‘1’*- _“I _‘” - TI’.. _,,--- .I. .- .” -. ..-. - ..__.... .- . -_- . . - _.._.___..___I__. -l_-l.ll-.^--. - __ll__ll____-l-~l-“--I---.---- -..- Rewurces, Community, and Economic Development Division B-246613 October 31,199l The Honorable Mike Synar Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resour...
Date July 19, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-154 Title

Water Pollution: Stronger Efforts Needed by EPA to Control Toxic Water Pollution

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Date Nov. 27, 1990 Report No. HRD-91-17 Title

Drug Treatment: Targeting Aid to States Using Urban Population as Indicator of Drug Use

GAo---.-...--- Ilnitxd St.at,r~ General Acconntiug Offiw II Report t,o the Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Mucation, and Rclakd Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, I.J.S. Senate Not’t’tlllwr I!)!)0 - “< ~ DRUG TREATMENT Targeting Aid to States Using Urban Population as Indicator of Drug Use II III1 142778 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, ...
Date Oct. 26, 1990 Report No. HRD-91-8 Title

Product Liability: Verdicts in Massachusetts for 1983-85

_.__-.--____-_” ,l...ll- “_-_l_-_“..__--____---_------ \I ni t.cd St.itt,cvi General Accounting Office Iiqmr’t, t,o Congressional Requesters PRODUCT LIABILITY Verdicts in Massachusetts for 1983-85 ._.. _ ..^..__.__..-I._-. ^ .._._....,._ - -...--. ..-.-.-. ----_- I GAO General Accounting Office Wmhington, D.C. 20648 HumanResolucesDivlsion united states B-240764 October 26,199O The Honorabl...
Date Oct. 25, 1990 Report No. HRD-91-7 Title

Product Liability: Verdicts in Arizona for 1983-85

United States General Accounting Office GAO October- 1990 Report to Congressional Committees PRODUCT LIABILITY Verdicts in Arizona for 1983-85 i : GAO/HRBSl-7 i ‘a * i ‘% ) :i’ ‘C GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-240754 October 25, 1990 The Honorable Richard H. Bryan Chairman, Subcommittee on Consumer Committee on Commerce, Scien...
Date Sept. 10, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-154 Title

Long-Term Care Insurance: Proposals to Link Private Insurance and Medicaid Need Close Scrutiny

I :rrikd. St.a t.es .._... .._--..---_-_- -__ . ._l._.-l “_I__ .._..._ . ._.-.. -.....” I..___.._.._... -.- -__...^.._ _ ..__I..._-- Gc~~lt~t’al Awounting -.___. Offiw -..-_ GAO IZt?por*t, t,lre Chairman, Subcommittw t,o on I~ktalt,h and Long-Term Care, Select Committee on Aging, I Iousc of‘ Representatives ^_- LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE Proposals to Link Private Insurance and Medicaid Need ...
Date Sept. 5, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-135 Title

Nursing Homes: Admission Problems for Medicaid Recipients and Attempts to Solve Them

._ _ .._ ...” ..“, I ._. ._l_” ._..,. _^“.-l--l”_. .“.l.. “. .“l_.l~ .^.. l”“. .“-“--.---l..------ -__ _.--I Human Resources Division B-232993 September 5, 1990 The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate Dear Senator Metzenbaum: This report, prepared at your request, discusses problems Medicaid recipients face when trying to gain admission to nursing homes. It...
Date April 13, 1990 Report No. HRD-90-69 Title

Communities in Fiscal Distress: State Grant Targeting Provides Limited Help

United States General Accounting Office GAO !’ ._ Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate t ApriMl90 r COMMUNITIES IN FISCAL DISTRESS State Grant Targeting Provides Limited Help Human Resources Division B-236433 April 13,199O The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to your request that we assess whe...
Date Feb. 22, 1990 Report No. T-HRD-90-14 Title

Product Liability: The Tort System in Five States

United States Gqneral Accounting Of!fke /qO &8 $ GAO Testimony 140688 For Release on Delivery Expected At 9:30 am EST Thursday February 22, Product Liability: The Tort System In Five States 1990 Statement Director, of Joseph F. Delfico Income Security Issues Before the 'Subcommittee on Consumer Committee on Commerce, Science, United States Senate and Transportation GAO/T-HRD-90-14 GAO Form 160 (12...
Date Nov. 7, 1989 Report No. T-RCED-90-5 Title

Environmental Protection: Implications of State Cleanups of Hazardous Waste Sites on Federal Policy

United States General Accounting Offlice Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Tuesday November 7, 1989 Implications Waste Sites of on State Cleanups of Hazardous Federal Policy Statement of Richard L. Hembra, Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, Natural Resources Commi...
Date Sept. 29, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-99 Title

Product Liability: Verdicts and Case Resolution in Five States

’ * United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness, Committee on’ Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PRODUCT LIABIIJTY~ States .~ c .. . . J i 2) : .:, Human Resources Division B-23 2860 September 29. 1989 The Honorable James J. Florio Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection. and Comp...
Date Sept. 20, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-140 Title

Youth Camps: Nationwide and State Data on Safety and Health Lacking

YOUTH CAMPS Nationwide and State Data on Safety and Health Lacking GAO United States General Accounting Office WaaMngton, D.C. 20548 Human Resource6 Division B-236700 September 20,1989 The Honorable Joseph M. Gaydos Chairman, Subcommitteeon Health and Safety Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: No federal legislation currently exists to regulate youth camp s...
Date Sept. 20, 1989 Report No. T-HRD-89-27 Title

Health: Nationwide and State Data on Youth Camp Safety and Health Not Collected

United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony 139559 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesda)r Sept. 20, 1989 Nationwide and State Data on Youth Camp Safety and Health Not Collected Statement of Linda G. Morra, Director Select Congressional Studies Human Resources Division Before Safety, tiouse the Subcommittee on Heaith and Committee on Education and Labor of Representa...
Date Sept. 19, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-128 Title

Medicare: Impact of State Mandatory Assignment Programs on Beneficiaries

ICARE hnpact of State Mandatory Assignment Programs on Beneficiaries ----. (;A( ~/11JtIHwl%N _. .“. _._,..,., I .“..”_ .*.. l..~“.“ll”,l-““l--l.-l ., .,... .l-“.“_l-l.l~~l.“~.-“.--.““”“.-“_-----.“l -. I ..-. -.... . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-236487 September 19, 1989 The Honorable James J. Flori...
Date Aug. 3, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-86 Title

Foster Parents: Recruiting and Preservice Training Practices Need Evaluation

-.-* ,‘. .,;. . . : .phg989 ‘;,. _.-. ..-I ’ _’ C’.. ..k-.L -. FOSTER PARtiNT$$ (&mmg md :- r!. :-:~ -5. ..*., >Y;, ‘.. i. 2. r: Preservice Training Practices Need Evaluation b _. . : i Human Resources Division B-2005 18 August 3, 1989 The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert House of Representatives The Honorable Dan Coats Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, and Al...
Date May 19, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-84 Title

Infectious Waste: Federal Health Care Facilities' Handling and Disposal Practices

/ “.,? ; /I,. .:,, ,:* ,,r ,I, ‘m .: 1 0 ” 3.; .., dl, Unked States General Acckmting Office GAO M&y 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on ‘? Regulation, Business Opportunities and Energy, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives INFECTIOUS WMTE Federal Health Care Facilities’ Handling and Disposal Practices GAO United States General Accouuting Office Washington, D.C....
Date April 6, 1989 Report No. T-HRD-89-12 Title

Respite Care: Insights on Federal, State, and Private Sector Involvement

GAO United States Testimony General Accounting Office For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday April 6, 1989 On Federal, Respite Care: Insights and Private Sector Involvement State, Statement of Franklin Frazier, Issues (Disability Resources Division Director of Income Security and Welfare) Human Before the Subcommittee on Select Committee on Education House of Representatives Ed...
Date Jan. 18, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-43 Title

Medicaid: Some Recipients Neglect to Report U.S. Savings Bond Holdings

Neglect to Report U.S. Savings Bond Holdings .-....--_ . .-._-. - ~- --_-._. _... GAO united states Human Resonrces Division B-232864 Geneml Accounting Office Washingtm, D.C. 20648 January 18,1989 The Honorable Lloyd Rentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House o...
Date July 12, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-93 Title

Health Insurance: Hospital Indemnity and Specified Disease Policies Are of Limited Value

GA!! v ! July 1988 Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon Commerce, ConsumerProtection, and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives HEALTH INSURANCE Hospital Indemnity and Specified Disease Policies Are of Limited Value GAO/HRD-8%93 Human Resources Division B-230452 July 12, 1988 The Honorable James J. Florio Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protecti...
Date May 20, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-75 Title

Bridge Condition Assessment: Inaccurate Data May Cause Inequities in the Apportionment of Federal-Aid Funds

United States General Accounting Office GAO 1 May 1988 Report to Congressional Requesters BRIDGE CONDITION ASSESSMENT Inaccurate Data May Cause Inequities in the Apportionment of Federal-Aid Funds -\0 GAO/RCED-88-76 [%x-&f Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division H-226936 May 20, 1988 The Honorable Quentin N. Hurdick Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States ...
Date April 28, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-54 Title

The Fair Labor Standards Act: Enforcement of Child Labor Provisions in Massachusetts

April 1988 THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDSACT Enforcement of Child Labor Provisions in Massachusetts GAO/ElDM-U GeneralAccounting Ounce Wadington, D.C.20548 Human Resources Division B-201792 April 28, 1988 unit4?d states The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This report is in responseto your request, and later discussionsw...
Date Jan. 28, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-36BR Title

Product Liability: Extent of 'Litigation Explosion' in Federal Courts Questioned

United States General Accounting Office GAO January4988 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PRODUCT LIABILITY Went of “Litigation Explosion” in Federal Courts Questioned GAO/HRD-8th36RR ~__.._______ GAO . ..’ General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resourc...
Date Sept. 1, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-75 Title

Medicaid: Improvements Needed in Programs To Prevent Abuse

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1987 Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services MEDICAID Improvements Needed in Programs to Prevent Abuse Human Resources Division B-228646 September 1, 198’ 7 The Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D. The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Secretary: This report discusses actions needed to assure that state Medicaid agencies o...
Date April 15, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-77 Title

Medicaid: Addressing the Needs of Mentally Retarded Nursing Home Residents

United Mates General Accounting Office GAO AphllS87 Report to the Secretary of Health and HVma: Se: .: rl rvices MEDICAID Addressing the Needs of Mentally Retarded Nursing Home Residents 132851 Lo5 GAO/HRD-87-77 united states General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-226661 April 16,1987 The Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D. The Secretary of Health and Human Services ...
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 Aug. 5, 1986 Report No. OCE-86-2 Title

Auto Insurance: State Regulation Affects Cost and Availability

United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Requesters ’ llMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LMi30972 .xugust 1986 AUTO INSURANCE State Regulation Affects Cost and Availability RELEASED United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the Chief Economist B-222332 August 5,1986 The Honorable James J. Florio Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportatio...
Date March 13, 1986 Report No. 129328 Title

Income Security: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant

United States General Accounting D.C. Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. EST THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1986 STATEMENT OF J. WILLIAM GADSBY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, FAMILY, DRUGS, AND ALCOHOLISM SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT llllllllll IllI ll 129328 ...
Date Oct. 15, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-30 Title

Natural Resources: Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82--Sale Preparation and Subsequent Cancellation

BY THE US. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee Merchant Marine And Fisheries House Of Representatives On Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82--Sale Preparation And Subsequent Cancellation The Department of the Interior cancelled Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 82 in September 1984 when no industry bids were received. The companies that GAO contacted said that the main re...
Date July 18, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-74 Title

Health: Use of Unaudited Hospital Cost Data Resulted in Overstatement of Medicare's Prospective Payment System Rates

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 3, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-46 Title

Block Grants: Overview of Experiences to Date and Emerging Issues

- OF THEUNITEDSTATES Block Grants: Overview ei f Experiences To ,,” Date I#Knd Emerging Issues GAO/HRO-85-48 APRIL 3,198s 03/77d / /266P7 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE D.C. 20548 UNITED STATES 3-217787 To The President Speaker of the of the House of Senate and the Representatives In recent years the amount and character of federal aid to state and local governments have significantly cha...
Date March 15, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-36 Title

Government Operations: State Rather Than Federal Policies Provided the Framework for Managing Block Grants

BY.THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES State Rather Than Federal Policies Provided The Framework ,F’or Managing Block Grants Block grants have enabled states to plan and manage programs in accordance with processes used for related services, use established service delivery systems, and carry out other management functions, such as program monitoring and audit using e...
Date March 4, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-4 Title

Job Training Partnership Act: Initial Implementation of Program for Disadvantaged Youth and Adults

BY THECOMPTRCILLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Job Training Partnership Act: Initial Implementation Of Program For Disadvantaged Youth And Adults The Job Training Partnership Act replaced the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act as the nation’s primary federally funded employment and training program on October 1, 1983. This program is administered by the Department of ...
Date Feb. 22, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-2 Title

Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste: Difficult To Detect or Deter

i I#’ i f 1 To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Investigations And Oversight Committee On Public Works And Transportation House Of Representatives. ’1 I i OF THE UNITEDSTATES Illegal DisposaI,.Of Hazardous Waste: Difficult To Detect Or Deter The treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes at any place other than a federal or state-approved facility is illegal. Penalties for violations inc...
Date Feb. 11, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-33 Title

Government Operations: Block Grants Brought Funding Changes and Adjustments to Program Priorities

BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Block Grants Brought Funding Changes And Adjustments To Program Priorities Under block grants, states obtarned greafer decrsron-makrng authority to set program priorities and determine the use of funds than they had under the’prror categorical programs. At the same time, federal appropriations to states under the block grants wer...
Date March 26, 1981 Report No. 115535 Title

Energy: Natural Gas Supply Problem Encountered by Massachusetts During January 1981

MAR M >2 ; 'Set The c'.;ora e ?ri .n Tmo---,c-I7y United St,.tes Th-use of ~c:'rc.-;ti es At your rewcet we perfnor- ed a curso-ry rvs ; of tCieLn.Ezu.ral ez -e-.-of c:s -- ered by Yczusschusetts during lv' *i vs -- l.RC':z f r C, -l .I n Z) -~ O' t:?---.
Date March 31, 1980 Report No. CED-80-60 Title

Housing: States Can Be Better Prepared To Respond to Disasters

REPORT BY THE Comptroller General OF- Tt-IE UNITED STATES States Can Be Better Prepared To Respond To Disasters GAO reviewed sections of six States’ emergency plans developed or updated with Federal funds provided under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. These plans show the role State agencies will perform during and after a disaster. Some State agencies had not developed adequate procedures to d...
Date June 1, 1977 Report No. CED-77-71 Title

Environmental Protection: Total Costs Resulting from Two Major Oil Spills

lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ‘.. LM102173 REPORT OF. THE Total Costs R’esubrig From Two Major Oil’ Spills U.S. Coast Guard Department of Transportation In February 1976 a barge sank in the IOWH Chess ake Bay spillin 25O,r300 gallons of oil. T PI” spill caused 8 out $1.3 million in is damages, kxses, and cleanup cxpensss. In December I976 the A t ecoasto undandlatersanko T!!f-=%E r...
Date March 29, 1977 Report No. 102160 Title

Veterans Affairs: Survey of the Administration of the Veterans Administration's Educational Assistance Programs

DOCUlENT RESUME 02163 -[A1452441] (Restricted) [Survey of the Administration of the Veterans Administration's Educational Assistance. Programs]. Earch 29, 1977. 5 pp. Report to Williamn . Connors, Director, veterans Administration: Regional Office, Boston, HA; by Fred D. Layton, Regional Manager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (Boston). Issue Area: Education, Training, and Enmployment Prog...
Date April 22, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-59 Title

Budget and Spending: Revenue Sharing Fund Impact on Midwestern Townships and New England Counties

. 8. REPORT ?!=‘O THE CONGRE BY THE COMPTROLLER GENER#, -iir . ,i 4 iY;g . OF THE UNITED STATES ~B?&yqv;, 7-LM099364 llllllllllllllllllllll%llllllllllllllll Revenue Sharing Fund Impact On l”Vlidwestern Townships And New England Counti Department of the Treasury GAO recommends that the Congress consider two alternatives for amending the Revenue Sharing Act to distinguish between generalpurpose ...
Date Oct. 30, 1974 Report No. B-179083 Title

Employment: Problems in Filling Job Orders and Placing Job Applicants in Massachusetts

Department of Labor COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF DC. THE UNITED STATES aDslul D-179083. . . The Honorable Michael J. Barrington House of Representatives i Dear Mr. Harrington: This is our report on federally funded activities of the Massachusetts Division of Employment Security, made pursuant " to your July 2, 1973, request. In commenting on the report, the Massachusetts Division of Employme...