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HRD-80-10 1 (1979-10-22)

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                  UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054


HUMAN RE9M.C=
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                                            OCTOBER 22.1979
    B-133044



    The Honorable Max Cleland
    Administrator of Veterans Affairs

    The Honorable Patricia Roberts Harris
    The Secretary of Health, Education,
      and Welfare

         Subject: Duplicate Payments for Medical Services by
                   VA and Medicare Programs (HRD-80-10)

         We have performed a limited review to determine the
    number of duplicate payments made by the Veterans Adminis-
    tration (VA) and the Medicare programs for certain medical
    services provided to veterans eligible for both programs.

         We reviewed three VA medical service categories--
    unrestricted outpatient medical care, contract hospitaliza-
    tion with prior VA authorization, and kidney dialysis treat-
    ment. We made our review in Florida and California, where
    about 15 percent of U.S. veterans reside; many of them are
    eligible for both VA and Medicare benefits. We alio briefly
    surveyed duplicate payments by VA and Medicaid programs.
    With the number of aged veterans increasing significantly
    each year, there will continue to be increases in the number
    of veterans who will have dual eligibility for receiving
    medical benefits.

         The enclosure describes the results of our review. In
    our sample of about 800 dual-eligible veterans and about
    4,600 claims, we found

         --duplicate Medicare paymbnts involving 153 veterans
           and 433 claims, amounting to more than $72,000,
           before voluntary refunds by providers totaling about
           $31,000 were deducted;


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