Medicare : improvements needed to address improper payments in home health : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United States. Government Accountability Office, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Edition:	Rev.
Subjects:	Medicare. Home care services > United States. Medical instruments and apparatus industry > Corrupt practices > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS113192

Description
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on May 28, 2009). "On May 12, 2009, we revised the report to correct the percentage growth in the number of home health agencies that billed Medicare. Specifically, revisions were made to relevant portions of the highlights; text on pages 1, 4, 11, and 13; figure 3 on page 14; and table 4 on pages 37 and 38. Text on page 3, as well as figure notes and table notes throughout the report, were revised to more clearly describe our methodology." "February 2009." "GAO-09-185." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	ii, 48 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 5/28/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09185.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.