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

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the rationale for providing medical care to merchant seamen, the methods used to finance it, the reasons for repealing merchant seamen's entitlement to health care at federal facilities by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, and the arguments for restoring some type of government-financed health care.