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| Date Dec. 9, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-72 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2005 Report to Congressional Committees COMPETITIVE SOURCING Health Benefits Cost Comparison Had Minimal Impact, but DOD Needs Uniform Implementation Process GAO-06-72 December 2005 COMPETITIVE SOURCING Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-72, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Health Benefits Cost Compar... |
| Date Nov. 30, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-124R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 30, 2005 The Honorable Lane Evans Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Purpose Statute Violation: Veterans Affairs Improperly Funded Certain Cost Comparison Studies with VHA Appropriations Dear Mr. Evans: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care t... |
| Date Nov. 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-87R |
Title
DRAFT
Comptroller General of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 17, 2005 Congressional Committees Subject: Review of OMB Circular A-76 Health Benefit Cost Factor Needed Determining whether to obtain required services using government employees or through contracts with the private sector is an important economic and strategic decision for... |
| Date Nov. 10, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-59 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2005 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Little Progress Made in Targeting Outpatient Therapy Payments to Beneficiaries’ Needs GAO-06-59 November 2005 MEDICARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-59, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Little Progress Made in Targeting Outpatient Therapy Payment... |
| Date Oct. 31, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-17R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 October 31, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable William M. Thomas Cha... |
| Date Oct. 14, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-75 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters U.S. INSULAR AREAS Multiple Factors Affect Federal Health Care Funding GAO-06-75 October 2005 U.S. INSULAR AREAS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-75, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Multiple Factors Affect Federal Health Care Funding Why GAO Did This Study
Fiv... |
| Date Oct. 7, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-127R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 October 7, 2005 Congressional Requesters Subject: Childhood Obesity: Most Experts Identified Physical Activity and the Use of Best Practices as Key to Successful Programs
1 In the past 30 years, the number of obese children has increased throughout the United States, leading some policy makers to rank childhood obesity as a critic... |
| Date July 27, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-773 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2005 Report to the Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Implementation Issues for New TRICARE Contracts and Regional Structure GAO-05-773 July 2005 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-773, a report to Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Ac... |
| Date June 22, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-555 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives MAIL ORDER PHARMACIES DOD’s Use of VA’s Mail Pharmacy Could Produce Savings and Other Benefits GAO-05-555 June 2005 MAIL ORDER PHARMACIES Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-555, a report to the Chairman, Subco... |
| 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 June 1, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-776SP |
Title
GAO erformance lan F i s c a l Ye a r 2 0 0 6 U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SERVING THE CONGRESS AND THE NATION Accountability Integrity Reliability Contents
Comptroller General’s Letter ...........................................................................................................................3 About GAO ....................................................................... |
| Date May 19, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-647R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 19, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Specialty Hospitals: Information on Potential New Facilities Beginning in the 1990s, there was a substantial increase in the number of short-term acute care hospitals that prim... |
| 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 Dec. 13, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-60 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2004 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expense Component GAO-05-60 December 2004 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-60, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability CMS Needs a Plan for Updating Practice Expens... |
| 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 Nov. 10, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-05-65 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA LONG-TERM CARE Oversight of Nursing Home Program Impeded by Data Gaps GAO-05-65 November 2004 VA LONG-TERM CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-65, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives Accountability I... |
| 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 Sept. 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-1029 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT Simplified and More Timely Enrollment Process Could Increase Participation GAO-04-1029 a September 2004 HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-04-1029, a report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Accountability Integrity Reliability Sim... |
| Date Sept. 27, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-960 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
September 2004 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION PPOs Financial and Other Advantages for Plans, Few Advantages for Beneficiaries
Correction made on 9/29/04 to p. 4, line 36 through p. 5, line 1, revised to read “About 9.9 million, or 98 percent, of the 10.1 million eligible beneficiar... |
| 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 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 July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-967T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA MEDICAL CENTERS Internal Control Weaknessess Impair Third-Party Collections
Statement of McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assu... |
| Date July 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-792 |
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 AND DOD HEALTH CARE Resource Sharing at Selected Sites GAO-04-792 July 2004 VA AND DOD HEALTH CARE Resource Sharing at Selected Sites
Highlights of GAO-04-792, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Overs... |
| Date July 19, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-739 |
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 MEDICAL CENTERS Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections GAO-04-739 a July 2004 VA MEDICAL CENTERS Further Operational Improvements Could Enhance Third-Party Collections Highlig... |
| Date June 30, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-750 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight Is Incomplete GAO-04-750 June 2004 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight Is Incomplete Highli... |
| 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 22, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-718 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2004 Report to the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Further Efforts Needed to Sustain VA’s Progress in Purchasing Medical Products and Services GAO-04-718 a June 2004 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Further Efforts Needed to Sustain VA’s Progress in Purchasing Medical Products and Services Highlights of GAO-04-718... |
| Date May 21, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-472 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS Questions Persist about Their Impact on Hospitals’ Uncompensated Care Costs GAO-04-472 May 2004 UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS Questions Persist about Their Impact on Hospitals’ Uncompensated Care Costs Highlights of GAO-04-472, a report to congressional requesters About 7 million undocumented alie... |
| Date May 1, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-776SP |
Title
GAO: SERVING THE CONGRESS AND THE NATION Performance Plan
Fiscal Year 2005 A
WWW.GAO.GOV/CGI-BIN/GETRPT?rptno=GAO-03-306sp UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Contents
Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................2 Comptroller General’s Letter ................................................ |
| Date March 19, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-518 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States’ Allocations of Fiscal Year 2003 and Expected Fiscal Year 2004 Payments GAO-04-518 a March 2004 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States' Allocations of Fiscal Year 2003 and Expected Fiscal Year 2004 Payments Highlights of GAO-04-518, a report to congressional requesters In the 1990s, states sued... |
| Date March 18, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-574T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Thursday, March 18, 2004 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives MEDICAID Intergovernmental Transfers Have Facilitated State Financing Schemes
Statement of Kathryn G. Allen Director, Health Care—Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues ... |
| Date Feb. 27, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-465R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 27, 2004 The Honorable Richard J. Durbin Ranking Member Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: Military Personnel: Bankruptcy Filings among Active Duty Service Members A declaration of bankruptcy is an... |
| 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 Feb. 20, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-322R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 February 20, 2004 The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations Committee on Government Reform House of Representatives The Honorable Janice D. Schakowsky House of Representatives Subject: Military Treatment Facilities: Improvements Needed to Incre... |
| Date Oct. 31, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-224 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions GAO-04-224 a October 2003 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Highlights of GAO-04-224 a report to the Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S... |
| 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 Oct. 6, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-103R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 6, 2003 The Honorable Thomas A. Scully Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Subject: Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicare Payments
Dear Mr. Scully: Under the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment sys... |
| Date Sept. 19, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-986 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees AMBULANCE SERVICES Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas GAO-03-986 a September 2003 AMBULANCE SERVICES Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas Highlights of GAO-03-986, a report to congressional committees T... |
| Date Sept. 19, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-948 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered GAO-03-948 September 2003 MEDICARE Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered Highlights of GAO-03-948, a report to the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committ... |
| Date Sept. 3, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-912 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS Savings Depend on Pharmacy and Type of Card Used GAO-03-912 September 2003 PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS
Highlights of GAO-03-912, a report to congressional requesters Savings Depend on Pharmacy and Type of Card Used While prescription drugs have become an increasingly ... |
| Date Aug. 15, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-878 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2003 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT Nonroutine Medical Supply Data Needed to Assess Payment Adjustments GAO-03-878 a August 2003 MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT Nonroutine Medical Supply Data Needed to Assess Payment Adjustments Highlights of GAO-03-878, a report to congressional committees Under Medicare’s prospect... |
| Date July 10, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-620 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2003 Report to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate MEDICAID FORMULA Differences in Funding Ability among States Often Are Widened GAO-03-620 July 2003 MEDICAID FORMULA Differences in Funding Ability among States Often Are Widened Highlights of GAO-03-620, a report to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, United States Senate A primary goal in esta... |
| Date July 8, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-862R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 July 8, 2003 The Honorable Bill Frist Majority Leader United States Senate Subject: Health Care: Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities Dear Senator Frist: A recent report by the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences, found that racial and ethnic minority groups tend to receive a lower quality o... |
| Date June 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-579R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 June 30, 2003 The Honorable Lane Evans Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives Subject: VA Health Care: Contract Labor Cost Analysis in RAND Study Dear Mr. Evans: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spent about $23 billion to provide health care to over 4 million veterans in fiscal year 200... |
| Date June 20, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-576 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters LONG-TERM CARE Federal Oversight of Growing Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers Should Be Strengthened GAO-03-576 June 2003 LONG-TERM CARE Federal Oversight of Growing Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers Should Be Strengthened Highlights of GAO-03-576, a report to congressional requesters Home and ... |
| Date May 9, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-487 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters VA LONG-TERM CARE Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans’ Access to Noninstitutional Care GAO-03-487 May 2003 VA LONG-TERM CARE
Highlights of GAO-03-487, a report to Congressional Requesters Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans’ Access to Noninstitutional Care With the aging ... |
| Date May 7, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-740T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2003 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives VA HEALTH CARE VA Increases Third-Party Collections as It Addresses Problems in Its Collections Operations
Statement of Cynthia A. Bascetta Director, Health Care... |
| Date March 31, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-365SP |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2003 HIGHLIGHTS OF A GAO SYMPOSIUM Addressing Key Challenges in an Intergovernmental Setting GAO-03-365SP a March 2003 HIGHLIGHTS OF A GAO SYMPOSIUM Addressing Key Challenges in an Intergovernmental Setting Highlights of GAO-03-365SP Responding to many of the nation’s critical challenges—such as meeting the health care needs of the poor or coun... |
| Date Feb. 28, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-407 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States’ Allocations of Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Master Settlement Agreement Payments GAO-03-407 a February 2003 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT States’ Allocations of Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Master Settlement Agreement Payments Highlights of GAO-03-407, a report to congressional requesters T... |
