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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 Oct. 23, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-2 Title

Health: No Need for Congress To Reverse 1981 Decision To Deny U.S. Merchant Seamen a Government-Financed Health Care Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OCTOBER 23, 1984 B-2.14194 The Honorable United States Daniel Senate K. Inouye The Honorable Joseph P. Addabbo on Defense Chairman, Subcommittee Committee on Appropriations Ilousc of Representatives Subject: No Need for the Congress to Reverse 1981 Decision to Deny U.S. Merchant Seamen a GovernmentFinanced Health Care Program (GAO/HRD-...
Date Aug. 13, 1984 Report No. 124889 Title

[Graying of the National Budget: The Year 2020]

.. L rl GRAYING OF THE NATIONAL BUDGET: THE YEAR 2 0 2 0 Iler W i l l i a m F . L a u r i e and P a t r i c k A . llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 124889 T o be presented a t t h e 1 9 8 4 J o i n t S t a t i s t i c a l Meetings on August 13-16, 1984 in P h i l a d e l p h i a , P e n n s y l v a n i a . OVERV IEW One o f t h e m o s t s t r i k i n g d e m o g r a p h i c t r e n d s o f...
Date Aug. 9, 1984 Report No. NSIAD-84-139 Title

International Affairs: Ways To Reduce the Cost of Medical Referral Programs in Micronesia and American Samoa

REPORTBY THEUS General Accounting Office Ways To Reduce The Cost Of Medical Referral Programs In Micronesia And American Samoa Lacking mlnents on the report. Prior to issuance of this Frnal report, the Federated States of Micronesia provided comments which are them included in appendix V. GAO did not incorporate into the final report. 1v Contents Page DIGEST CHAPTER 1 1 INTRODUCTION U.S. responsib...
Date March 15, 1984 Report No. 123639 Title

Agriculture and Food: Evaluations of WIC's Effectiveness

UNITED STATES GENERAL .ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. t J I For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. March 15, 1984 ~ STATEMENT OF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, PROGRAMEVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY DIVISION ON EVALUATIONS Q'F WIC'S EFFECTIVENESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY UNITED STATES SENATE , ~ Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: t , , We are v...
Date Jan. 30, 1984 Report No. PEMD-84-4 Title

Agriculture and Food: WIC Evaluations Provide Some Favorable but No Conclusive Evidence on the Effects Expected for the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children

i . i . r BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Committee On Agriculture, -- Nutrition, And Forestry . ’ United States Senate -- _ ---___ - . -_ WIG Evaluations Provide -vorabk+@ No Conclusive Evidence On The Effects Expected For The Special Supplemental iProgram iFor Women, Infants, . And Children I -r----C---. *+C GAO analyzed theevaluations of the Special Supplemental Program for Wo...
Date Dec. 1, 1983 Report No. 123017 Title

Health: Legislation To Amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, December 1, 1983 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE, POST OFFICE AND GENERAL SERVICES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTALAFFAIRS ON Hlullll Ill Ill 123017 LEGISLATION TO AMEND THE FEDERAL EMPLOY...
Date Feb. 17, 1983 Report No. PAD-83-26 Title

Budget and Spending: Program and Budget Information on the President's Budget for FY 1984

.. UNITED STATE~GENERALACCOUNTING OFFJCE . . WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-197735 17 FE81983 The Ronorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman, Committee on Labor Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. .Chairman: and IllIIII 121272 Subject: Program and Budget Information for the Committee's Views and Estimates Report on the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 1984 (GAO/PAD-83-26) The enclosed material is for...
Date May 25, 1982 Report No. CED-82-65 Title

Agriculture and Food: What Can Be Done To Improve Nutrition Education Efforts in the Schools

. L I/&g/ ee Of Agriculture ’ BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary What Can Be Done To Improve Nutrition Education Efforts In The Schools? Effective nutrition education in elementary and secondary schools can help people learn to make wise food choices. It can also complement and/or potentially reduce the need for many federally related nutrition activities. The Department ...
Date May 24, 1982 Report No. HRD-81-82S Title

Health: Providing Veterans With Service-Connected Dental Problems Higher Priority at VA Clinics Could Reduce Fee-Program Costs

SUPPLEMENT A REPORTBY THE TO Comptroller General OF THEUNITED STATES Providing Veterans With Service-Connected Dental Problems Higher Priority At, VA Clinics Could Reduce Fee-Program Costs This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis of and response to the Veterans Administration’s comments on the issued report. GAO/HRD-81-82s MAY 24,1982 . , Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent ...
Date April 26, 1982 Report No. ID-82-27 Title

Malaria Control in Developing Countries: Where Does It Stand and What Is the U.S. Role

. 4 c / ,6 h’ THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR, AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Malaria Control In Developing Countries: -;-Where Does It Stand? -‘-What Is The U.S. Role? I mm A0 recommends that the Agency for International Development re-examine existing pfogram guidelines in light of changes srnce the last agencywide statement. These changes involve a resurgen...
Date March 17, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-36 Title

Government Operations: DOD and Rand Corporation Studies Do Not Provide an Adequate Basis for Deciding on a Military Physician Assistant Grade Structure

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 L FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DlVlSlON B-196320 The Honorable Melvin Price Committee on Armed Services Chairman, House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: MARCH 17,1982 Subject: DOD and Rand Corporation Studies Do Not Provide an Adequate Basis for Deciding on a Military Physician Assistant Grade Structure (FPCD-82-36) This is ...
Date March 15, 1982 Report No. 117799 Title

Health: Data Used by HCFA in Preparing Its Proposal for the End Stage Renal Disease Program

*.. .a, “‘“i,, *, Izi?w United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office 1 Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. EST Monday, March 15, 1982 Statement Associate Director, of Michael Zimmerman Division Human Resources Before the on Health on Finance Subcommittee Senate Committee On the Data Used by the Health in Preparing Reimbursement Its Proposal Care Financing to Estab...
Date March 15, 1982 Report No. 118458 Title

Health: The Proposed Regulations Governing Reimbursement Under the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease Program

. . United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, Statement Subcommittee House Committee Hearing Governing Medicare for the Record on Oversight on Ways and Means Regulations Under the Progrpm on the Proposed Reimbursement End Stage Renal Disease This Financing to establish statement focuses on the data used by the Health its recent Care Administration a prospective dialysis (HCFA)...
Date Jan. 12, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-29 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Improvements Needed in Monitoring State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health

r UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFlCE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20!548 HUMaN RLWURCZS DIVISIDN B-205980 The Honorable Raymond J. Donovan The Secretary of Labor Dear Secretary Subject8 JANUARY 12,1982 Donovan: Improvements Needed in Monitoring State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health (HRD-82-29) /' The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for approving and monitoring...
Date Dec. 30, 1981 Report No. HRD-82-28 Title

Veterans Affairs: Opportunity To Reduce the Cost of Building VA Medical Facilities

UNlTED ST& &NM ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN IIWURCES DIVISION DECEMBER 30,198l B-204206 The Honorable Ronald M. Mottl Chairman, Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care Committee on Veterans' Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Opportunity VA Medical to Reduce the Cost of Facilities (HID-82-28) Building Subject: we have reviewed the Veterans AdministraAt your req...
Date Nov. 10, 1981 Report No. 116840 Title

Health: Expanded Home Health Care

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.ml. Tuesday, November 10, 1981 STATEMENTOF ELEANOR CHELIMSKY DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION I I BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON EXPANDEDHOME HEALTH CARE We are pleased to be here today to testify on the iswe of / borne health care and S. 23...
Date Sept. 23, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-104 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: More Than Money Is Needed To Solve Problems Faced by State and Local Corrections Agencies

General Accounting Office More Than Money Is Needed To Solve Problems Faced _.. State By And Local Corrections Agencies State and local Departments of Corrections are facing serious problems, such as prison overcrowding, dilapidated facilities, poor safety and sanitation conditions in prisons and jails, and the need to provide more adequate services. External factors, such as the public, legislatu...
Date Sept. 22, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-144 Title

Health: Issues Involved in Amputees' Use of Artificial Limbs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WAEIHINCTON, D.C. 20548 IIUMAN Rrwunua DIVIWON B-2043139 SEPTEMBER 22,198l The Honorable Edward Madigan, George M. O'Brien, and Henry Waxman House of Repreaentatives Subject: Issues Involved in Amputees' Use of Artificial Limbs (HRD-81-144) 116404 Your October 1, 1980, letter, cosigned by former Congressman Carter, asked u8 to study problema amputees encount...
Date Sept. 15, 1981 Report No. B-204289 Title

Government Operations: [Views on H.R. 3971]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES _7 WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B- 204289 September 15, 1981 The Honorable G. V. Montgomery Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Your July 28, 1981, letter, asked for our views on H.R. 3971 which would amend title 38, United States Code by directing the Comptroller General to assign one employee of the General Accoun...
Date Aug. 12, 1981 Report No. B-204034 Title

Government Operations: [Status of Emergency Medical Services Training Program Grant]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-204034 August 12, 1981 The Honorable Alan Cranston United States Senate Dear Senator Cranston: This responds to your letter dated July 1, 1981, in which you asked us to address the concerns expressed by Dr. Theodore Jackson, Martin Luther King General Hospital, in his letter to you dated June 26, 1981. Dr. Jackson's concerns arise ou...
Date July 31, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-131 Title

Health: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Should Make Greater Efforts To Support Treatment Demonstration Projects

UNITED STATES GENERALACCDUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE VICIUAN RESOURCES OIVISION July 31, 1981 B-164031 The Honorable Gordon J. Humphrey Chairman, Subcommittee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: lllHll HI IIll 116054 Subject: Thehtional Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Should Make Greater Efforts to Support Trea...
Date July 29, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-121 Title

Health: Impediments to State Cost Saving Initiatives Under Medicaid

Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copies of individual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of bound audit reports are $3.25 each. Additional copies of unbound report (i.e., letter reports) and most other publi...
Date July 17, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-125 Title

Health: Federal Drug Development Programs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-202161 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Subcommittee on Health Chairman, and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. 115882 Chairman: -P----" "1) (HRD-81-125) Subject: Federal Drug Development Programs L J This is in response to your request that we develop information o...
Date July 2, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-77 Title

Health: Cost of VA Medical Care to Ineligible Persons Is High and Difficult To Recover

Report To The Honorable William Prbxmire, United States Senate RE~~A~~~ OF THEUNITED STATES Cost Of VA Medical Care To Ineligible Persons Is High And Difficult To Recover During the 27-month period ended December 31, 1979, the Veterans Administration attempted to collect $15 million from persons who had received medical care in VA facilities, but who were not eligible for VA benefits. VA recovered...
Date July 1, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-66 Title

Employment: Labor Needs To Better Manage Migrant Grants in Virginia and Improve the Process for Selecting Grantees

I -- Report To The Honorable William C. Wampler, House Of Representatives OFTHEUNITEDSTATES BY THE Labor Needs To Better Manage Migrant Grants In Virginia And Improve The Process For Selecting Grantees The Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Association in Virginia operates programs that provide employment and training services to farmworkers. GAO could not adequately evaluate the Association’s per...
Date June 26, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-114 Title

Health: Information on Health Development Corporation

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCQUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION June 26, 1981 ~-203746 The Honorable Richard House of Representatives Dear Mr. Shelby: Shelby Subject: Anformation (~~~-81-114) on t-h& Health Development Corporation '> 3 Your June 2, 1981, letter asked for information relating to the Health Development Corporation (HDC) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We had develope...
Date June 24, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-115 Title

Health: Duplications in Navy Recruit Medical Screening Should Be Eliminated

“““‘3 y 3 2;;’ 2 1,” UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE . / WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I 1 \ HUMAN wz.ouRCES DIVISION JUNE 24,1981 B-133044 Vice Admiral J. William Cox, MC, USN Surgeon General Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Department of the Navy Dear Admiral Subject: Cox: k3 r uplications in Navy Recruit Medical Screening E;Should Be Eliminated (HRD-81-115) 3 A recent GAO survey of m...
Date June 22, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-93 Title

Health Systems Plans: A Poor Framework for Promoting Health Care Improvements

2 I 3VTH; COMPTROLLERGENERAL l Report ToTt% Congress 3F THEUNITEDSTATES . iealth Systems Plans: A Poor Framework For Promoting Health Care Improvements iach of the Nation’s 204 health systems agen:ies spends considerable time and effort devellping a health systems plan--a document desxibing what needs to be done to improve wealth care in a particular geographic area. 3AO’s review of these plan...
Date June 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-82 Title

Health: Providing Veterans With Service-Connected Dental Problems Higher Priority at VA Clinics Could Reduce Fee-Program Costs

Report To The Honorable Alan Cranston United States Senate Providing Veterans With Service-Cdnnected Dental Problems Higher Priority At VA Clinics Could Reduce Fee-Program costs At the same time Veterans Administration (VA) dental clinics were giving routine care to veterans with no service-connected dental problems, most veterans with service-connected problems were being referred to dentists in ...
Date June 17, 1981 Report No. 115544 Title

Health: S. 266, a Bill To Establish a Federal Interagency Medical Resources Committee

, 7 1 -y- I “i lellllllllllllll~lllilll~il~ul LM115544 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. JUNE 17, 1981 GREGORY J. STATEMENT OF DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS ON S. 266, A BILL TO ESTABLISH-A FEDERAL INTERAGENCY RESOURCES COMMITTEEJ AND THE,NEED FOR LEGISLATION TO ENABLE VA TO CO...
Date June 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-63 Title

Health: Health Service Program Needs Assessments Found Inadequate

/(Y!v f?&port ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Health Service Program Needs Assessments Found Inadequate The Department of Health and Human Services operates programs to address many of the Nation’s health care problems. Many of these programs require that an assessment of the need for the proposed services be made. GAO found that the need determination mechanisms for t...
Date May 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-56 Title

Health: DOD Needs Better Assessment of Military Hospitals' Capabilities To Care for Wartime Casualties

, . . BY’THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD Needs Better Assessment Of Military Hospitals’ Capabilities To Care For Wartime Casualties Over the last two decades military hospital bed capacity has fallen substantially with the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) adoption of peacetime hospital replacement standards. DOD is developing a contingency system of civil...
Date May 12, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-88 Title

VA Contract Hospitalization Program: Timely Transfers of Veterans From Non-VA Hospitals to VA Medical Centers Can Reduce Costs

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20!548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION B-203133 MAY 12,1981 The Honorable G. V. Montgomery Chairman, Committee on Veterans' House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: : Affairs Ylll 'I I 115226 _Subject: Hospitalization Program: r VAb Contract Timely Transfers of Veterans from Non-VA Hospitals'to VA Medical Centers Can Reduce costs (~~~-81-88) 3 In...
Date May 8, 1981 Report No. B-202458 Title

Government Operations: [Comments on H.R. 850]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-202458 May 8, 1981 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of February---24-- 1981,'" requested our Lcomment)on HR 8507 The bill proposes to implement a "competitive" system of healtI care delivery and financing by repealing all Federal health sy...
Date May 8, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-92 Title

Health: Problems in the Structure and Management of the Migrant Health Program

8 . i P MJlf I I -w STUDY THESTAFF THEUS. BY OF General Accounting Office Problems In The Structure And Management Of The Migrant Health Program This study discusses the status of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Migrant Health program and the program’s relationship to other Federal efforts to provide health services to the medically underserved. It also discusses the Department’...
Date April 28, 1981 Report No. ID-81-24 Title

International Affairs: Management Problems With AID's Health-Care Projects Impede Success

c . . !@whf ‘hn4 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES Report ToThe Congress Management Problems With AID’s Health-Care Projects Impede Success The extent and gravity of poor health conditions throughout thedeveloping world are such that malnutrition, common infections and diseases, and the effects of high birth rates pose constant threats to the populace. Although strides have been made...
Date April 27, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-72 Title

Health: VA Home Care Program Is a Cost-Beneficial Alternative to Institutional Care and Should Be Expanded

UNITED STATE~GEWERALKC~UNT~NC OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLWWRC+B DlVlillON B-202945 APRIL27.198l The Honorable Rufus H. Wilson Acting Administrator of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Wilson: Subject: 115036 F A* Home Care Program Is # Cost-Beneficial Alternative to Institutional Care and Should Be Expande but Program Management Needs Improveme A!J (~~~-81-72) We completed a review of the Veter...
Date April 15, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-75 Title

Health: New Claim Forms and Changes in Administrative Procedures May Increase Improper CHAMPUS Payments

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 April The Nonarable John H. Moxley III Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) Dear Mr. Moxleyt Subject: 15, 1981 New Claim Forms and Changes in Administrative Procedures May Increase Improper CHAMPUS PaymentsT(HRD-81-75) In a March 16, 1979, letter to the Secretary of Defense (HRD-79-58), we reported that internal control proce...
Date April 2, 1981 Report No. 114787 Title

Health: Administration's Block Grant Proposals for Health Services and Preventive Health

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 114787 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M., EST APRIL 2, 1981 STATEMENT OF' GREGORYJ. AHART, DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ON BLOCK GRANT PROPOSALS EALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH - 7 Mr. Chairman today and Members of to offer legislative our the Committee, we are pl...
Date April 1, 1981 Report No. 114788 Title

Income Security: Administration Spending Reduction Proposals and Repeal of Title V of the Social Security Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. 114788 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., EST APRIL 1, 1981 STATEMENT OF DZRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON ADMINISTRATION SPENDING REDUCTION PROPOSALS AND REPEAL OF TITLE V OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT7 GREGORY J. AHART, Mr. Chairman to be here and Child coordinate and ...
Date Feb. 2, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-38 Title

Health: Performance of CHAMPUS Fiscal Intermediaries Needs Improvements

/ / JppSfp~p&2S() BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report TOThe Ccingress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Performance Of CHAMPUS Fiscal Intermediaries Needs Improvements Several years ago the Department of Defense converted its contracts with fiscal intermediaries under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services from a cost-reimbursable to a fixed-price basis, in which a set fee is paid for each...
Date Jan. 14, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-33 Title

Health: Processing of Claims Resulting From the Swine Flu Program

B-199297 injury. We found that no criteria exist to objectively assess the-timeliness of swine flu claims processing. However, we identified some claims processing procedures which took a long time. _.I We obtained limited information on the processing of This included lawsuits resulting from the swine flu program. determining Justice's role in swine flu litigation and gathering descriptive data ...
Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. OISS-81-8 Title

A Bibliography of Documents Issued by the GAO on Matters Related to: Health

* -1 - i GAO United States General Accounting Office A Bibliography of Documents Issued bv the GAO on Matters Related to: llllllllllllllllllllll 1lI 11 11l l l1 Y 115740 Requests for copies o f this publication (OlSS-81-8)should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and In formation Services Facility P. 0. Box 6 0 1 5 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone 12021 275-624 1 The fir...
Date Dec. 31, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-31 Title

Public Representation on Boards and Blue Shield Allowances: Important Relationship Not Found

Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES RELEAS Public Representation On Boards And Blue Shield Allowances: Important Relationship Not Found G s here an artainable differance in costcontainment efkts between Blue Shield plans with boards of dfqctors apparently controlled by public reprkentativw versus those wi majority of health care provider members 3 A though influance or control is difficult to ...
Date Dec. 30, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-18 Title

Health: Research Planning and Evaluation at the National Institutes of Health and Aspects of Advisory Council Operations

ces B-197656 DECEMBER 30,198O The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Subcommittee on Health Chairman, and Scientific Research Commxttee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Research Planning and Evaluation at the r-National Institutes of Health and Aspects of AdVlsOry Council Operations (~~~-81-18) -7 This IS the second of three reports we agreed to provide you regarding c...
Date Sept. 11, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-113 Title

Health: Extent of Billings by Nonpsychiatric Specialty Physicians for Mental Health Services Under CHAMPUS

Extent Of Billings By Nonpsychiatric Specialty Physicians For Mental Health Services Under CHAMPUS The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services pays benefits for mental health services provided by both mental health specialists and nonpsychiatric specialty physicians. Mental health services billed by nonpsychiatric specialty physicians amounted to an estimated 4.3 percent of t...
Date July 29, 1980 Report No. B-198103 Title

Government Operations: [OMB Certification of Apportionment of Funded Personnel Ceilings and Funds to the VA]

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 7/ 7 ) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 7/14/81 M morandum TO : Georgi. Lira, General Electric FROM Sharon Damon, oiSS, GAO SUBJECT: Request to derestrict and make available a GAO document We have been informed this date by Ms. Margaret Taylor of the GAO Office of General Counsel that the following GAO document has been derestricted: B-198103 of July 29, 1980 Accession No. 511531...
Date July 28, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-14 Title

Health: Need To Clarify IHS Responsibilities for Maintaining Indian Water and Sanitation Facilities

. . .” COMPTROLLER GENERAL WA@NINOTON. Of O.C. TWL UNITED 2OS48 STATS8 B-199601 JULY 28,198O ~/The Honorable Morris K. Udall Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: /Need To Clarify IHS Responsibilities for Indian Water and Sanitation Maintainin Facilities (~~~-80-14) 4 we advised your office In a June 19, 1980, briefing, (IHS) water and th...
Date July 14, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-96 Title

Health: Management of and Results Obtained From HCFA Demonstrations and Experiments

GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division B-199414 JULY 14,198O The Honorable Patricia The Secretary of Health Human Services Dear * Mrs. Harris: Roberts and Harris 1111 Ill Ill 11111 112761 Subject: II,,+c lyanagement of and Results Obtained HCFA Demonstrations and Experimen (HRD-80-96) from On May 8, 1980, we testified before the Subcommittee on Ov...