Hospital Costs: Cost Control Efforts at 17 Texas Hospitals

AIMD-95-21 Published: Dec 09, 1994. Publicly Released: Jan 12, 1995.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how managed care plans have influenced cost control efforts at 17 urban hospitals in Texas.

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Topics

Health Care

Cost effectiveness analysisHealth care cost controlHealth care planningHealth care programsHealth maintenance organizationsHealth resources utilizationHospital administrationInternal controlsManaged health careMedicaidState-administered programsMedicare