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GAO-06-841R 1 (2006-06-14)

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T  E  WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

         B-298382


         June 14, 2006

         The Honorable Charles E. Grassley
         Chairman
         The Honorable Max Baucus
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Finance
         United States Senate

         The Honorable Joe Barton
         Chairman
         The Honorable John D. Dingell
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Energy and Commerce
         House of Representatives

         The Honorable William M. Thomas
         Chairman
         The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Ways and Means
         House of Representatives

         Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and
                 Medicaid Services: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Conditions for
                 Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)

         Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
         major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers
         for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), entitled Medicare and Medicaid
         Programs; Conditions for Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)
         (RIN: 0938-AK81). We received the rule on May 31, 2006. It was published in the
         Federal Register as a final rule on May 31, 2006. 71 Fed. Reg. 30982.

         The final rule establishes new conditions for coverage for organ procurement
         organizations (OPOs) that include multiple new outcome and process performance
         measures based on organ donor potential and other related factors in each service
         area of qualified OPOs.


GAO-06-841R

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