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Department of Health and Human Services : opportunities for financial savings and program improvements in Medicare and Medicaid remain : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives / statement of James Cosgrove, Carolyn L. Yocom.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Cosgrove, James C.
- Series:
- Testimony ; GAO-12-719 T.
- Testimony ; GAO-12-719T
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services--Management.
- United States.
- United States Department of Health and Human Services.
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Medicare.
- Medicaid.
- Medicare--economics.
- Medicaid--economics.
- Management.
- Medical Subjects:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services.
- Medicare--economics.
- Medicaid--economics.
- Medicare.
- Medicaid.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (11 pages).
- Other Title:
- Opportunities for financial savings and program improvements in Medicare and Medicaid remain
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2012]
- Summary:
- HHS manages hundreds of complex programs benefiting the health and well-being of Americans, accounting for a quarter of all federal outlays. For fiscal year 2012, HHS is responsible for approximately $76 billion in discretionary spending and for an estimated $788 billion in mandatory spending. The size and critical mission of the two largest HHS programs, Medicare and Medicaid, make it imperative that HHS is fiscally prudent yet vigilant in protecting the populations that depend on these programs. In recent years, GAO has identified shortcomings and recommended actions to enhance operations and correct inefficiencies in Medicare and Medicaid, and HHS has implemented many recommendations, resulting in billions of dollars in savings. Because agencies now must do more with less, recommendations not yet implemented are opportunities for further conserving HHS funds and strengthening oversight of programs serving the nation's most vulnerable populations. GAO was asked to testify on issues related to HHS's budget. This statement draws from GAO's prior work, including work on these two high-risk programs, in which GAO made recommendations related to (1) the management of Medicare and (2) the need for additional oversight of Medicaid. To the extent information was available, GAO updated the status of these recommendations.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed June 6, 2012).
- "For release ... May 9, 2012."
- QR code for online version of document included on title page.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 794872081
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