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Audit of Medicaid Costs Reported by Autumn Hills Convalescent Centers, Inc., Houston, TX

HRD-83-9 Published: Oct 14, 1982. Publicly Released: Nov 09, 1982.
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Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined unallowable and questionable central office costs of a chain of nursing homes participating in the Medicaid program in Texas and focused on the costs reported by one home about which there have been allegations of poor patient care.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to encourage and work with the State to develop a plan to concentrate its nursing home audits on those facilities grouped around the 60th percentile levels in each data array.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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Auditing and Financial Management
Health care costsHealth care personnelHealth care servicesMedical services ratesNursing homesState-administered programsMedicaidPatient careNursesAllowable costs