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GAO-02-782R 1 (2002-05-23)

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!=Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548


          May 23, 2002

          The Honorable Henry A. Waxman
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Government Reform
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Medicare: Utilization of Home Health Care by State

          Dear Mr. Waxman:

          This letter responds to your request for information on the variation in Medicare home health
          use across states. Using home health claims for the first 6 months of 2001 from the Centers
          for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), we compiled statistics on home health users,
          home health visits, home health episodes, and the percentage of home health users with
          multiple episodes for each state. This information is included in enclosure I. A home health
          episode, the basis for Medicare payment under the prospective payment system, is up to a 60-
          day period of care during which any number of visits may be provided. We performed our
          work in May of 2002, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
          (See enclosure II for a description of our scope and methodology.)

          As arranged with your office, unless you release its contents earlier, we plan no further
          distribution of this letter until 30 days after its issuance date. At that time, we will send
          copies to interested parties. This letter will also be available at no charge on GAO's home
          page at htt ://wwwaao gov. If you or your staff have any questions regarding this letter,
          please contact me at (202) 512-7119 or James E. Mathews at (202) 512-9427.

          Sincerely yours,




          Laura A. Dummit

          Director, Health Care - Medicare Payment Issues

          Enclosures - 2


GAO-02-782R Medicare Home Health Utilization by State

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