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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                            FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                            Expected at 9:30 a.m.
                            Tuesday, November 10, 1981

              STATEMENT OF

            ELEANOR CHELIMSKY

DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION

               BEFORE THE

  COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES

          UNITED STATES SENATE


           ON

EXPANDED HOME HEALTH CARE


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MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:

     We are pleased to be here today to testify on the issue of

1home health care and S. 234, the proposed Community Home Health

Services Act of 1981. In home health care, as defined under Medi-

care, patients in their homes are given bealth services by nurses

or therapists and personal care services (bathing, grooming, etc.)

by aides. S. 234 proposes to expand the coverage of bomo health

services, encourage £he establishment of home health programs, and

encourage families to provide care for elderly dependents in the

home.

     The Chairman asked GAO to assist the Committee in examining

the likely effects of expanding home health care services. We

focused on

     --what effect home care services have on patient outcomes;

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