HCFA Regional Offices: Inconsistent, Uneven, Unfair
November 4, 1999
Under the Committee's oversight, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has undertaken a series of initiatives to improve nursing home quality of care. HCFA's central office carries out these initiatives via 10 regional offices and the states. Grassley and Breaux asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to evaluate whether HCFA's regional offices are carrying out their duties adequately and consistently. The senators will release the GAO's final report at a hearing examining these issues.
Date: November 4, 1999
Time: 10:00 a.m.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Statements of Committee Members
Witness Testimony
- William Scanlon, Ph.D., Director Health Financing and Systems Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
- Steve White, Immediate Past President, Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies.
- Michael Hash, Deputy Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Washington, DC.
Hearing Publications
- Committee on Aging Print: 106-19