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GAO: Medicaid patients lacking preventive care
New research by the Government Accountability Office suggests that Medicaid beneficiaries aren't getting the level of preventive services they need, a problem that can't be helping these programs... Read more...
Federal regulators to check safety levels of 'legacy devices'
In a move that seems like it's been decades in the making, federal regulators announced that they would be checking the safety levels of risky medical devices. The move was spurred by a report issued... Read more...
Sens. ask GAO to find local best practices
Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have asked the Government Accountability Office to find best practices used by states and other countries, as well as individual hospitals,... Read more...
FDA's medical approval process faces GAO scrutiny
The Government Accountability Office is scheduled to release a report next month on the FDA's medical device review process, but the facts that we have available to us already suggest that things are... Read more...
Community benefit standards vary widely across non-profit hospitals
Non-profit hospitals continue to struggle with the issue of setting standards for providing community benefits, leading to wide variability in how they report such benefits, according to a new report... Read more...
GAO finds gaps in equpment-supplier oversight
A series of tests conducted on behalf of the Government Accountability Office has found significant weaknesses in CMS's medical-equipment supplier screening process. In a new report, the agency... Read more...
GAO: Providers owe $2B in taxes, still get Medicare dollars
Healthcare providers owe the government more than $2 billion in back taxes, but those that owe are still allowed to collect Medicare payments, according to research by the Government Accountability... Read more...
