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Medicare Home Health Agencies: Certification Process Is Ineffective in Excluding Problem Agencies

T-HEHS-97-180 Published: Jul 28, 1997. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed how Medicare: (1) controls the entry of home health agencies (HHA) into the Medicare Program; and (2) ensures that HHAs in the program comply with Medicare's conditions of participation and associated standards.

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