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Medicare: Technology Assessment and Medical Coverage Decisions

HEHS-94-195FS Published: Jul 20, 1994. Publicly Released: Jul 20, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research's (AHCPR) medical technology assessment resources and activities, focusing on the AHCPR role in the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) process for making: (1) Medicare coverage decisions for new medical technologies; and (2) hospital payments that account for the use of new technologies.

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Eligibility determinationsHealth resources utilizationMedical economic analysisMedical expense claimsMedical information systemsMedical researchMedical services ratesMedicareProduct safetyTechnology assessmentTechnology transferMedical procedures