Medicare
Subtitle: divided authority for policies on coverage of procedures and devices results in inequities : report to the chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
Publisher: United States General Accounting Office
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Medicare; Economics; Reimbursement Mechanisms; Health Insurance
Notes: Cover title.

"April 2003."

"GAO-03-175."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Letter; title: Appendix I, Scope and methodology; title: Appendix II, Coding assignment process; title: Appendix III, Process that CMS follows to develop national coverage policies; title: Appendix IV, Process that carriers and fiscal intermediaries follow to develop local coverage policies; title: Appendix V, Coverage criteria for Medicare claims administration contractors; title: Appendix VI, Comments from the Department of Health and Human Services; title: Appendix VII, GAO Contact and staff acknowledgements; title: Tables; title: Figures.