Medicare Transition System
HEHS-94-143R: Published: Apr 20, 1994. Publicly Released: Apr 20, 1994.
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GAO reviewed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) plans to incorporate health care reform changes into the Medicare Transaction System (MTS), focusing on: (1) how the major health reform plans would affect the Medicare program; and (2) HCFA efforts to ensure the incorporation of health care reform provisions into MTS. GAO noted that: (1) except for the single-payer plan and the Stark amendment, pending legislation is not expected to radically change Medicare; (2) HCFA officials believe that MTS can accommodate the changes proposed by the Administration's health care reform plan, as well as those proposed by most other plans; (3) it is important that HCFA continuously monitor health care reform developments and periodically assess how changes would affect MTS capabilities; (4) HCFA recently established a group to identify how the reform plans under consideration by Congress would affect Medicare and to provide this information to MTS project personnel; and (5) although the MTS contract also provides that the MTS design be flexible enough to incorporate health care reform changes, the timing of reform could significantly affect whether HCFA can efficiently incorporate any needed changes into MTS.
Feb 24, 2021
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Covid-19:
Key Insights from GAO's Oversight of the Federal Public Health ResponseGAO-21-396T: Published: Feb 24, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 2021.
Feb 17, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
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Operation Warp Speed:
Accelerated COVID-19 Vaccine Development Status and Efforts to Address Manufacturing ChallengesGAO-21-319: Published: Feb 11, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 2021.
Feb 5, 2021
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DOD Health Care:
DOD Should Monitor Implementation of Its Clinical Practice GuidelinesGAO-21-237: Published: Feb 5, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 5, 2021. -
Medicaid:
CMS Needs to Implement Risk-Based Oversight of Puerto Rico's Procurement ProcessGAO-21-229: Published: Feb 5, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 5, 2021. -
VA Health Care:
Community Living Centers Were Commonly Cited for Infection Control Deficiencies Prior to the COVID-19 PandemicGAO-21-195R: Published: Jan 6, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 5, 2021.
Jan 28, 2021
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COVID-19:
Critical Vaccine Distribution, Supply Chain, Program Integrity, and Other Challenges Require Focused Federal AttentionGAO-21-265: Published: Jan 28, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 28, 2021.
Jan 21, 2021
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Rural Hospital Closures:
Affected Residents Had Reduced Access to Health Care ServicesGAO-21-93: Published: Dec 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 2021. -
Health Care Funding:
Federal Obligations to and Funds Received by Certain Organizations Involved in Health-Related Services, 2016 through 2018GAO-21-188R: Published: Dec 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 2021.
Jan 14, 2021
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Medicaid:
Data Completeness and Accuracy Have Improved, Though Not All Standards Have Been MetGAO-21-196: Published: Jan 14, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
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