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   William J. Scanlon
   Health Care Issues
   (202) 512-7114
Iii;Kathryn G. Allen
   Medicaid and Private
   Health Insurance Issues
   (202) 512-7118
   Leslie G. Aronovitz
   Program Administration and
   Integrity Issues
   (312) 220-7767
    Stephen P. Backhus
   Veterans and Military
   Health Care Issues
   (202) 512-7111
   Cynthia A. Bascetta
   Veterans Health and
   Benefits Issues
   (202) 512-7207
F Laura A. Dummit
   Medicare Payment Issues
   (202) 512-7119
I Janet Heinrich
   Public Health Issues
   (202) 512-7118


   MAILING ADDRESS
   U.S. General Accounting Office
   Health Care Issues
   Room 5A14
   441 G Street, NW
   Washington, D.C. 20548


HEALTH CARE




Federal health programs and agencies tangibly affect the lives and
well being of every American. For example, coveragefor health care
servicesfor the elderly and disabled is provided by Medicare;for low-
income individuals, by Medicaid and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP); andfor military members and their
dependents, by Tricare. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
and the Department ofDefense (DOD) provide health care services
directly to veterans and those in the armed services. In addition,
public health agencies fund mental health and substance abuse
services, conduct public health surveillance, foster biomedical
research, and monitor the quality of medical products. The
Health Care Team examines these federal health-related programs,
policies, and agencies.


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Much of our work concentrates on the ability of federal programs to provide
access to quality care while paying appropriately for that care. We also examine
the activities of federal public health agencies, including the Food and Drug
Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, among others. Our work at all the federal health agencies
examines not only their achievement of program goals but also their management
of information systems, human capital, and financial operations.

Our work typically focuses on the following topics:

   reforms, financing, and operations associated with Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP,
   and the VA and DOD health systems;.t
   trends and issues in private insurance coverage, including those related to the
   uninsured population;
   the effectiveness of public health programs; and
   formulas for allocating grants to states and localities.


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