Health, Education, Employment, Social Security, Welfare, and Veterans
Reports (Letter Report, 01/96, GAO/HEHS-96-78W).

GAO presented a listing and selected summaries of reports and
testimonies issued in December 1995 and a listing of reports issued in
January 1995 through December 1995 relating to such issues as: (1)
health care reform; (2) Medicare and Medicaid; (3) elementary and
secondary education; (4) training and employment; (5) pensions; (6)
social security, disability, and welfare benefits; and (7) veterans' and
military health care.

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Health, Education, and Human
Services Division Reports

January 1996

HEALTH
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL SECURITY
WELFARE
VETERANS

GAO/HEHS-96-78W



Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV

  AFDC - Aid to Families With Dependent Children
  AFIP - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
  COLA - Cost of living allowance
  CSRS - Civil Service Retirement System
  DC - District of Columbia
  DOD - Department of Defense
  DODDS - Department of Defense Dependents Schools
  DOE - Department of Energy
  DOL - Department of Labor
  EEO - Equal Employment Opportunity
  EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
  FDA - Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human
  Services
  GAO - General Accounting Office
  GSA - General Services Administration
  HBCU - Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  HEHS - Health, Education, and Human Services Division, GAO
  HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
  HMO - health maintenance organization
  HRD - Human Resources Division, GAO
  JOBS - Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program
  MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration, DOL
  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  NIH - National Institutes of Health
  NPR - National Performance Review
  NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  OCR - Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education
  OHA - Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security
  Administration
  OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, DOL
  PBGC - Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
  SSA - Social Security Administration
  SSI - Supplemental Security Income
  T&A - time and attendance
  TRICARE - DOD nationwide managed health care program
  VA - Department of Veterans Affairs

PREFACE
============================================================ Chapter 0

The General Accounting Office (GAO), an arm of the Congress, was
established to independently audit government agencies.  GAO's
Health, Education, and Human Services (HEHS) Division reviews the
government's health, education, employment, social security,
disability, welfare, and veterans programs administered in the
Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Education, Veterans
Affairs, and some other agencies. 

This booklet lists the GAO products issued on these programs.  It is
divided into two major sections: 

  Most Recent GAO Products:  This section identifies reports and
     testimonies issued during the past month and provides summaries
     for selected key products.

  Comprehensive 1-Year Listings:  This section lists all products
     published in the last year, organized chronologically by subject
     as shown in the table of contents.  When appropriate, products
     may be included in more than one subject area. 

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Janet L.  Shikles
Assistant Comptroller General


MOST RECENT GAO PRODUCTS
(DECEMBER 1995)
============================================================ Chapter 1


   HEALTH
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:1


      HEALTH PRODUCTS
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:1.1

FDA Export Reform (Letter, 12/21/95, GAO/HEHS-96-60R). 

Medigrant:  Hawaii's Base Year Funding (Letter, 12/15/95,
GAO/HEHS-96-74R). 

Changes in FDA Structure (Letter, 12/8/95, GAO/HEHS-96-53R). 

Small Employer Association Health Plans (Letter, 12/6/95,
GAO/HEHS-96-59R). 


   EDUCATION
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:2


      SELECTED SUMMARIES
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:2.1

Head Start:  Information on Federal Funds Unspent by Program Grantees
(Report, 12/29/95, GAO/HEHS-96-64). 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) permits Head Start
grantees to carry over unspent funds into a subsequent grantee budget
year or years to complete any program objectives that remain unmet
from the previous year.  HHS generally handles carryover funds in two
ways:  (1) carryover balances from a previous year or years are added
to an award that a grantee receives in a subsequent year, and (2)
carryover balances from a previous year or years offset or reduce the
award that a grantee receives in a subsequent year.  GAO found that
about two-thirds of the 1,197 Head Start grantees included in GAO's
study had unspent balances at the end of each grantee budget year
from 1992 through 1994.  GAO's analysis of data for grantee budget
years 1993 and 1994 showed that Head Start regional offices either
added to or offset from about 70 to 90 percent of grantee awards with
carryover funds within 2 grantee budget years after an unspent
balance occurred.  According to grantee files, carryover funds were
added to grantee awards in grantee budget years 1993 and 1994
combined to expand Head Start enrollments (40 percent) and build or
renovate facilities (37 percent)--activities that are often not
completed by grantees in a single year.  Information in the grantee
files also indicated that an additional 23 percent of funds carried
over were to be used for capital equipment; supplies; and other
purposes, such as staff training. 

For more information, contact Fred E.  Yohey at (202) 512-7218. 


School Finance:  Three States' Experiences With Equity in School
Funding (Report, 12/19/95, GAO/HEHS-96-39). 

GAO reviewed the experiences of Tennessee, Texas, and Minnesota to
explore state school finance issues.  Lawsuits led these three states
to reform their school finance systems to address disparities in
education funding among districts.  All three states have crafted
solutions, which may be subject to change.  These solutions lessened
disparities; they also helped poor districts without harming the
education programs in wealthy districts.  Officials' advice to other
states undertaking similar reforms centered on (1) clearly defining
whether the school finance system aims to either provide adequate
educational resources for all students or to achieve a certain level
of student performance, (2) linking funding reform with greater
accountability for student performance, and (3) encouraging all
groups affected by education finance reform to participate in making
the decisions. 

For more information, contact Eleanor L.  Johnson at (202) 512- 7209. 

Department of Education:  Efforts by the Office for Civil Rights to
Resolve Asian-American Complaints (Report, 12/11/95, GAO/HEHS-96-
23). 

As with many other federal agencies responsible for enforcing civil
rights and equal employment opportunity laws, over the last several
years the discrimination complaint workload of the U.S.  Department
of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has increased, but its
staffing has remained level.  GAO examined OCR's complaint
investigations and compliance reviews of discrimination cases
involving Asian-Americans who applied for or were enrolled colleges
and universities.  Eleven of the 13 cases GAO was asked to review
have been resolved, and 2 remain open.  On average, OCR has resolved
complaints and completed compliance reviews in less than 180 days,
which is its benchmark for assessing timeliness.  Moreover, OCR has
initiated administrative changes to improve the timeliness,
documentation, and quality of all investigations and reviews. 

For more information, contact Lawrence J.  Horinko at (202) 512-
7001. 


Financing College Facilities:  Factors Limit Connie Lee's Ability to
Help More Schools (Report, 12/8/95, GAO/HEHS-96-6). 

From October 1991--when the College Construction Loan Insurance
Association (Connie Lee) insured its first bond--through September
1995, Connie Lee insured 95 bonds worth a total of about $2.6
billion.  Ninety of these were rated BBB, and 5 were rated A or
above.  Connie Lee declined to insure 406 other bonds because it
considered them to be too great a credit risk.  During this same
period, at least 23 Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCU) approached Connie Lee about obtaining insurance for 25 bonds. 
As of September 30, 1995, Connie Lee offered to insure 8 bonds;
declined to insure 3 bonds it considered a credit risk; determined
that 13 were rated above the category of risk that, at the time the
schools applied, Connie Lee was authorized to insure; and had not
decided whether to offer insurance for 1 bond.  Connie Lee is limited
in its ability to insure municipal bonds for a broader range of
schools by federal law, which requires Connie Lee to insure bonds
generally rated BBB or below ("noninvestment grade"); state laws that
require Connie Lee to have 95 percent of its business in bonds rated
BBB and above; and industry practice, which discourages bond insurers
from insuring bonds rated below BBB--"noninvestment grade." Connie
Lee officials suggested federal legislative actions that would enable
Connie Lee to insure bonds for more schools, including HBCUs, than it
is now serving. 

For more information, contact Joseph J.  Eglin, Jr., at (202) 512-
7014. 


   EMPLOYMENT
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:3


      EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTS
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:3.1

Postal Employment and Barcoding (Letter, 12/15/95, GAO/GGD-96- 54R). 

Legislative Branch Reductions (Letter, 12/15/95, GAO/GGD-96- 57R). 

Retention Allowances:  Usage and Compliance Vary Among Federal
Agencies (Report, 12/11/95, GAO/GGD-96-32). 

Government Shutdown:  Funding Lapse Furlough Information (Letter,
12/1/95, GAO/GGD-96-52R). 


   VETERANS AFFAIRS AND MILITARY
   HEALTH
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:4


      SELECTED SUMMARIES
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:4.1

VA Health Care:  Trends in Malpractice Claims Can Aid in Addressing
Quality of Care Problems (Report, 12/21/95, GAO/HEHS-96-24). 

From fiscal year 1990 to fiscal year 1994, malpractice claims against
VA medical centers have steadily increased from 678 to 978, with
payments made to claimants totaling over $200 million.  In 1992, VA
entered into an agreement with the Armed Forces Institute of
Pathology (AFIP) to analyze and identify trends and risk management
issues in VA malpractice claims on a systemwide basis.  However VA's
Office of Quality Assurance and risk management and quality assurance
personnel in individual VA medical centers are making only limited
use of the information VA asked AFIP to develop.  DOD information may
be useful to VA to draw comparisons in areas in which malpractice
claims are being generated, such as surgery-, diagnosis-, and
medication-related incidents. 

For more information, contact Patricia A.  Jones at (202) 512- 7175. 

VA Health Care:  How Distance From VA Facilities Affects Veterans'
Use of VA Services (Report, 12/20/95, GAO/HEHS-96-31). 

Living within 5 miles of a VA hospital or outpatient clinic
significantly increases the likelihood that a veteran will use VA
health care services.  Use of VA health care services does not
decline with distance as rapidly among veterans receiving VA
compensation or pension payments as it does among other veterans. 
Even those veterans with service-connected disabilities who live more
than 100 miles from a VA outpatient clinic are more likely to use VA
outpatient services than are higher-income veterans without
service-connected disabilities who live within 5 miles of a VA
outpatient clinic.  A number of factors, including broader
eligibility and entitlement to outpatient care for veterans with
service-connected disabilities and low-income veterans, veterans'
ages, and differences in available resources, could also contribute
to the differences in use of VA services. 

For more information, contact James R.  Linz at (202) 512-7116. 


      OTHER VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
      MILITARY HEALTH PRODUCTS
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:4.2

Veterans' Preference:  Data on Employment of Veterans (Report,
12/29/95, GAO/GGD-96-13). 


HEALTH
(COMPREHENSIVE
1-YEAR LISTING)
============================================================ Chapter 2


   ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:1

For more information, contact Sarah F.  Jaggar at (202) 512-7119. 

Mammography Services:  Initial Impact of New Federal Law Has Been
Positive (Report, 10/27/95, GAO/HEHS-96-17). 

Ryan White Care Act:  Access to Services by Minorities, Women, and
Substance Abusers (Testimony, 7/17/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-212).  Report on
same topic (1/13/95, GAO/HEHS-95-49). 


   EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE HEALTH
   BENEFITS
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:2

For more information, contact Michael F.  Gutowski at (202) 512-
7119. 

Small Employer Association Health Plans (Letter, 12/6/95,
GAO/HEHS-96-59R). 

Employer-Based Health Plans:  Issues, Trends, and Challenges Posed by
ERISA (Report, 7/25/95, GAO/HEHS-95-167).  Testimony on same topic
(7/25/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-223). 


   FINANCING
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:3

For more information, contact Jonathan Ratner or William J.  Scanlon
at (202) 512-7119. 

Ryan White Care Act of 1990:  Opportunities to Enhance Funding Equity
(Report, 11/13/95, GAO/HEHS-96-26).  Testimony on same topic (4/5/95,
GAO/T-HEHS-95-126, and 2/22/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-91).  Correspondence on
same topic (2/14/95, GAO/HEHS-95-79R, and 3/31/95, GAO/HEHS-95-119R). 

Community Health Center Grants (Letter, 10/11/95, GAO/HEHS-96- 13R). 

Medical Liability:  Impact on Hospital and Physician Costs Extends
Beyond Insurance (Report, 9/29/95, GAO/AIMD-95-169). 

Health Insurance Portability:  Reform Could Ensure Continued Coverage
for up to 25 Million Americans (Report, 9/19/95, GAO/HEHS- 95-257). 

Cost Factors in CARE Act Formula (Letter, 9/15/95, GAO/HEHS-95-
256R). 

Medigap Insurance:  Insurers' Compliance With Federal Minimum Loss
Ratio Standards, 1988-93 (Report, 8/23/95, GAO/HEHS-95-151). 

Health Insurance For Children:  Many Remain Uninsured Despite
Medicaid Expansion (Report, 7/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95-175). 

Health Insurance Regulation:  National Portability Standards Would
Facilitate Changing Health Plans (Testimony, 7/18/95, GAO/T-HEHS-
95-205). 

Health Insurance Regulation:  Variation in Recent State Small
Employer Health Insurance Reforms (Report, 6/12/95, GAO/HEHS-95-
161FS). 


   HEALTH CARE REFORM RELATED
   ISSUES
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:4

For more information, contact Michael F.  Gutowski, Rosamond Katz, or
Scott L.  Smith at (202) 512-7119. 

Health Care Task Force (Letter, 11/9/95, GAO/GGD-96-45R). 

Cost of Health Care Task Force Related Activities (Testimony,
3/14/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-114). 


   HHS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
   AGENCIES
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:5

For more information, contact Bruce D.  Layton, James O.  McClyde, or
Sarah F.  Jaggar at (202) 512-7119. 

FDA Export Reform (Letter, 12/21/95, GAO/HEHS-96-60R). 

Changes in FDA Structure (Letter, 12/8/95, GAO/HEHS-96-53R). 

Medical Devices:  FDA Review Time (Letter Report, 10/30/95,
GAO/PEMD-96-2). 

FDA Drug Approval:  Review Time Has Decreased in Recent Years
(Report, 10/20/95, GAO/PEMD-96-1). 

FDA Import Automation:  Serious Management and Systems Development
Problems Persist (Report, 9/28/95, GAO/AIMD-95-188). 

Cancer Drug Research:  Contrary to Allegation, NIH Hydrazine Sulfate
Studies Were Not Flawed (Report, 9/13/95, GAO/HEHS-95-141). 

Health Care Shortage Areas:  Designations Not a Useful Tool for
Directing Resources to the Underserved (Report, 9/8/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-200). 

Health Research Misconduct:  HHS' Handling of Cases is Appropriate,
but Timeliness Remains a Concern (Report, 8/3/95, GAO/HEHS-95-134). 

Practice Guidelines:  Overview of Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research Efforts (Testimony, 7/25/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-221). 

Reassignment of Two NIH Employees (Letter, 7/5/95, GAO/OSI-95- 14R). 

Immunization:  HHS Could Do More to Increase Vaccination Among Older
Adults (Report, 6/8/95, GAO/PEMD-95-14). 

Health and Human Services:  Opportunities to Realize Savings
(Testimony, 1/12/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-57). 


   LONG-TERM CARE AND AGING
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:6

For more information, contact James C.  Musselwhite or William J. 
Scanlon at (202) 512-7119. 

Immunization:  HHS Could Do More to Increase Vaccination Among Older
Adults (Report, 6/8/95, GAO/PEMD-95-14). 

Long-Term Care:  Current Issues and Future Directions (Report,
4/13/95, GAO/HEHS-95-109). 


   MANAGED CARE
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:7

For more information, contact Sarah F.  Jaggar, Jonathan Ratner, or
William J.  Scanlon at (202) 512-7119. 

Medicare Managed Care Growth (Letter, 10/18/95, GAO/HEHS-96- 47R). 

Medicare Managed Care:  Enrollment Growth Underscores Need to Revamp
HMO Payment Methods (Testimony, 7/12/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-207). 

Medicare Managed Care:  Program Growth Highlights Need to Fix HMO
Payment Problems (Testimony, 5/24/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-174). 

Community Health Centers:  Challenges in Transitioning to Prepaid
Managed Care (Report, 5/4/95, GAO/HEHS-95-138).  Testimony on same
topic (5/4/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-143). 

Defense Health Care:  DOD's Managed Care Program Continues to Face
Challenges (Testimony, 3/28/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-117). 


   MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:8

For more information, contact Kathryn G.  Allen, Thomas G.  Dowdal,
or Barry D.  Tice at (202) 512-7119. 

Medigrant:  Hawaii's Base Year Funding (Letter, 12/15/95,
GAO/HEHS-96-74R). 

Medicare:  Enrollment Growth and Payment Practices for Kidney
Dialysis Services (Report, 11/22/95, GAO/HEHS-96-33). 

Medicare Transaction System:  Strengthened Management and Sound
Development Approach Critical to Success (Testimony, 11/16/95,
GAO/T-AIMD-96-12). 

Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers:  Flexible Approach to Approving
Demonstrations Could Increase Federal Costs (Report, 11/8/95,
GAO/HEHS-96-44). 

Medicare Managed Care:  Growing Enrollment Adds Urgency to Fixing HMO
Payment Problem (Report, 11/8/95, GAO/HEHS-96-21). 

Fraud and Abuse:  Medicare Continues to Be Vulnerable to Exploitation
by Unscrupulous Providers (Testimony, 11/2/95, GAO/T- HEHS-96-7). 

Medicaid and Children's Insurance (Letter, 10/20/95, GAO/HEHS-
96-50R). 

Medicare Managed Care Growth (Letter, 10/18/95, GAO/HEHS-96- 47R). 

Fraud and Abuse Provisions in H.R.  2425 (Letter, 10/7/95,
GAO/HEHS-96-37R). 

Arizona Medicaid:  Competition Among Managed Care Plans Lowers
Program Costs (Report, 10/4/95, GAO/HEHS-96-2). 

Medigrant:  Florida (Letter, 10/2/95, GAO/HEHS-96-11R). 

Medicare Spending:  Modern Management Strategies Needed to Curb
Billions in Unnecessary Payments (Report, 9/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 210). 

Durable Medical Equipment:  Regional Carriers' Coverage Criteria Are
Consistent With Medicare Law (Report, 9/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95-185). 

Preventing Abusive Medicare Billing (Letter, 9/5/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-260R). 

Medicaid:  Tennessee's Program Broadens Coverage but Faces Uncertain
Future (Report, 9/1/95, GAO/HEHS-95-186). 

Medicare:  Antifraud Technology Offers Significant Opportunity to
Reduce Health Care Fraud (Report, 8/11/95, GAO/AIMD-95-77). 

Medicare Competitive Bidding (Letter, 8/11/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 238R). 

Medicare:  Excessive Payments for Medical Supplies Continue Despite
Improvements (Report, 8/8/95, GAO/HEHS-95-171). 

Medicare:  Increased HMO Oversight Could Improve Quality and Access
to Care (Report, 8/3/95, GAO/HEHS-95-155).  Testimony on same topic
(8/3/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-229). 

Medicare:  Modern Management Strategies Could Curb Fraud, Waste, and
Abuse (Testimony, 7/31/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-227). 

Medicaid:  Local Contributions (Letter, 7/28/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 215R). 

Medicare:  Enhancing Health Care Quality Assurance (Testimony,
7/27/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-224). 

Medicaid:  Matching Formula's Performance and Potential Modifications
(Testimony, 7/27/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-226). 

Medicare:  Adapting Private Sector Techniques Could Curb Losses to
Fraud and Abuse (Testimony, 7/19/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-211). 

Health Insurance For Children:  Many Remain Uninsured Despite
Medicaid Expansion (Report, 7/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95-175). 

Medicare:  Allegations Against ABC Home Health Care (Testimony,
7/19/95, GAO/T-OSI-95-18).  Report on same topic (7/19/95,
GAO/OSI-95- 17). 

Medicare Providers' Legal Expenses (Letter, 7/18/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-214R). 

Medicare Managed Care:  Enrollment Growth Underscores Need to Revamp
HMO Payment Methods (Testimony, 7/12/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-207). 

Medicaid:  State Flexibility in Implementing Managed Care Programs
Requires Appropriate Oversight (Testimony, 7/12/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-
206). 

Medicare:  Rapid Spending Growth Calls for More Prudent Purchasing
(Testimony, 6/28/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-193). 

Medicaid:  Statewide Section 1115 Demonstrations' Impact on
Eligibility, Service Delivery, and Program Cost (Testimony, 6/21/95,
GAO/T-HEHS-95-182). 

Medicare:  Modern Management Strategies Needed to Curb Program
Exploitation (Testimony, 6/15/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-183). 

Medicare Managed Care:  Program Growth Highlights Need to Fix HMO
Payment Problems (Testimony, 5/24/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-174). 

Medicare:  Reducing Fraud and Abuse Can Save Billions (Testimony,
5/16/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-157). 

Medicare Claims:  Commercial Technology Could Save Billions Lost to
Billing Abuse (Report, 5/5/95, GAO/AIMD-95-135). 

Medicaid Managed Care:  More Competition and Oversight Would Improve
California's Expansion Plan (Report, 4/28/95, GAO/HEHS-95-87). 

Medicaid:  Spending Pressures Drive States Toward Program Reinvention
(Report, 4/4/95, GAO/HEHS-95-122).  Testimony on same topic
(GAO/T-HEHS-95-129). 

Medicaid:  Restructuring Approaches Leave Many Questions (Report,
4/4/95, GAO/HEHS-95-103). 

Medicare:  Tighter Rules Needed to Curtail Overcharges for Therapy in
Nursing Homes (Report, 3/30/95, GAO/HEHS-95-23). 

Medicaid:  Experience With State Waivers to Promote Cost Control and
Access to Care (Testimony, 3/23/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-115). 

Medicare and Medicaid:  Opportunities to Save Program Dollars by
Reducing Fraud and Abuse (Testimony, 3/22/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-110). 

Medicare Secondary Payer Program (Letter, 3/6/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 101R). 

GAO's 1995 High Risk Reports:  Medicare Claims (Report, 2/95,
GAO/HR-95-8). 

Medicare Secondary Payer Program:  Actions Needed to Realize Savings
(Testimony, 2/23/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-92). 

Uninsured and Children on Medicaid (Letter, 2/14/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-83R). 

Medicare:  Opportunities Are Available to Apply Managed Care
Strategies (Testimony, 2/10/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-81). 

Medicare:  High Spending Growth Calls for Aggressive Action
(Testimony, 2/6/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-75). 


   PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:9

For more information, contact John C.  Hansen at (202) 512-7119. 

Pharmacy Benefit Managers:  Early Results on Ventures With Drug
Manufacturers (Report, 11/9/95, GAO/HEHS-96-45). 

Nonprescription Drugs:  Value of a Pharmacist-Controlled Class Has
Yet to Be Demonstrated (Report, 8/24/95, GAO/PEMD-95-12). 

Prescription Drugs and the Elderly:  Many Still Receive Potentially
Harmful Drugs Despite Recent Improvements (Report, 7/24/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-152). 

Prescription Drug Prices:  Official Index Overstates Producer Price
Inflation (Report, 4/28/95, GAO/HEHS-95-90). 


   PROVIDER ISSUES
--------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:10

For more information, contact Sarah F.  Jaggar at (202) 512-7119. 

National Health Service Corps:  Opportunities to Stretch Scarce
Dollars and Improve Provider Placement (Report, 11/24/95, GAO/HEHS-
96-28). 

Indian Health Service:  Improvements Needed in Credentialing
Temporary Physicians (Report, 4/21/95, GAO/HEHS-95-46). 


   PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION
--------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:11

For more information, contact Sarah F.  Jaggar at (202) 512-7119. 

Community Health Center Grants (Letter, 10/11/95, GAO/HEHS-96- 13R). 

Montana's Medical Assistance Facilities (Letter, 10/2/95,
GAO/HEHS-96-12R). 

Planned Parenthood (Letter, 8/9/95, GAO/HEHS-95-216R). 

Hospital-Based Home Health Agencies (Letter, 7/19/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-209R). 

Vaccines for Children:  Reexamination of Program Goals and
Implementation Needed to Ensure Vaccination (Report, 6/22/95,
GAO/PEMD-95-22). 

Immunization:  HHS Could Do More to Increase Vaccination Among Older
Adults (Report, 6/8/95, GAO/PEMD-95-14). 

Vaccines for Children:  Barriers to Immunization (Testimony, 5/4/95,
GAO/T-PEMD-95-21). 

Community Health Centers:  Challenges in Transitioning to Prepaid
Managed Care (Report, 5/4/95, GAO/HEHS-95-138).  Testimony on same
topic (5/4/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-143). 

Tuberculosis:  Costly and Preventable Cases Continue in Five Cities
(Report, 3/16/95, GAO/HEHS-95-11). 


   QUALITY AND PRACTICE STANDARDS
--------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:12

For more information, contact Sandra K.  Isaacson at (202) 512-7174
or George F.  Poindexter at (202) 512-7213. 

Mammography Services:  Initial Impact of New Federal Law Has Been
Positive (Report, 10/27/95, GAO/HEHS-96-17). 

Health Care:  Employers and Individual Consumers Want Additional
Information on Quality (Report, 9/29/95, GAO/HEHS-95-201). 

Patient Self-Determination Act:  Providers Offer Information on
Advance Directives but Effectiveness Uncertain (Report, 8/28/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-135). 

Impact of Organ Allocation Variances (Letter, 7/31/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-203R). 

Medicare:  Enhancing Health Care Quality Assurance (Testimony,
7/27/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-224). 

Maine Practice Guidelines (Letter, 4/4/95, GAO/HEHS-95-118R). 

Electromagnetic Interference with Medical Devices (Letter, 3/17/95,
GAO/RCED-95-96R). 


   SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DRUG
   TREATMENT
--------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:13

For more information, contact Sarah F.  Jaggar at (202) 512-7119. 

Treatment of Hardcore Cocaine Users (Letter, 7/31/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-179R). 


   OTHER HEALTH ISSUES
--------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:14

For more information, contact Sarah F.  Jaggar at (202) 512-7119. 


      ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON
      HEALTH
------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:14.1

Superfund:  Information on Current Health Risks (Report, 7/19/95,
GAO/RCED-95-205). 

Health and Safety:  DOE's Epidemiological Data Base Has Limited Value
for Research (Report, 6/6/95, GAO/RCED-95-126). 


      MISCELLANEOUS
------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2:14.2

Financial Audit:  U.S.  Senate Health Promotion Revolving Fund for
the Periods Ended 9/30/93 and 12/31/92 (Report, 5/3/95, GAO/AIMD-
95-105). 


EDUCATION
(COMPREHENSIVE
1-YEAR LISTING)
============================================================ Chapter 3


   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3:1

For more information, contact Joseph J.  Eglin, Jr., at (202) 512-
7009, Wayne B.  Upshaw at (202) 512-7006, Beatrice F.  Birman at
(202) 512-7008, or Eleanor L.  Johnson at (202) 512-7209. 

Department of Education:  Efforts by the Office for Civil Rights to
Resolve Asian-American Complaints (Report, 12/11/95, GAO/HEHS-96-
23). 

Adult Education:  Measuring Program Results Has Been Challenging
(Report, 9/6/95, GAO/HEHS-95-153). 

Student Financial Aid:  Data Not Fully Utilized to Identify
Inappropriately Awarded Loans and Grants (Report, 7/11/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-89). 

Federal Family Education Loan Information System:  Weak Computer
Controls Increase Risk of Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Data
(Report, 6/12/95, GAO/AIMD-95-117). 

Department of Education:  Information on Consolidation Opportunities
and Student Aid (Testimony, 4/6/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-130). 

Adult Education Act (Letter, 2/16/95, GAO/HEHS-95-65R). 

Department of Education:  Opportunities to Realize Savings
(Testimony, 1/18/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-56). 


   EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3:2

For more information, contact Beatrice F.  Birman at (202) 512-7008
or Eleanor L.  Johnson at (202) 512-7209. 

Head Start:  Information on Federal Funds Unspent by Program Grantees
(Report, 12/29/95, GAO/HEHS-96-64). 

Early Childhood Centers:  Services to Prepare Children for School
Often Limited (Report, 3/21/95, GAO/HEHS-95-21). 

Early Childhood Programs:  Promoting the Development of Young
Children in Den mark, France, and Italy (Report, 2/22/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-45BR). 


   ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
   EDUCATION
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3:3

For more information, contact Beatrice F.  Birman at (202) 512-7008,
Eleanor L.  Johnson at (202) 512-7209, or Fred E.  Yohey, Jr., at
(202) 512-7218. 

School Finance:  Three States' Experiences With Equity in School
Funding (Report, 12/19/95, GAO/HEHS-96-39). 

School Facilities:  States' Financial and Technical Support Varies
(Report, 11/28/95, GAO/HEHS-96-27). 

School Finance:  Trends in U.S.  Education Spending (Report, 9/15/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-235). 

DOD Dependents Schools:  Enrollment Categories, Numbers, and
Locations(Report, 9/18/95, GAO/HEHS-95-149). 

Schools and Workplaces:  An Overview of Successful and Unsuccessful
Practices (Report, 8/31/95, GAO/PEMD-95-28). 

D.C.  Public School Enrollment (Letter, 8/28/95, GAO/AIMD-95- 229R). 

Vocational Education:  Changes at High School Level After Amendments
to Perkins Act (Report, 7/12/95, GAO/HEHS-95-144). 

District of Columbia:  Weaknesses in Personnel Records and Public
Schools' Management Information and Controls (Testimony, 6/14/95,
GAO/T-AIMD-95-170). 

School Safety:  Promising Initiatives for Addressing School Violence
(Report, 4/25/95, GAO/HEHS-95-106). 

School Facilities:  America's Schools Not Designed or Equipped for
21st Century (Report, 4/4/95, GAO/HEHS-95-95).  Testimony on same
topic (4/4/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-127). 

School Facilities:  Condition of America's Schools (Report, 2/1/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-61). 

Multiple Youth Programs (Letter, 1/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95-60R). 

Charter Schools:  New Model for Public Schools Provides Opportunities
and Challenges (Report, 1/18/95, GAO/HEHS-95-42).  Testimony on same
topic (1/19/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-52). 


   HIGHER EDUCATION
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3:4

For more information, contact Josepth J.  Eglin, Jr., at (202) 512-
7009 or Wayne B.  Upshaw at (202) 512-7006. 

Financing College Facilities:  Factors Limit Connie Lee's Ability to
Help More Schools (Report, 12/8/95, GAO/HEHS-96-6). 

Higher Education:  Selected Information on Student Financial Aid
Received by Legal Immigrants (Report, 11/24/95, GAO/HEHS-96-7). 

National Service Programs AmeriCorps*USA--Early Program Resource and
Benefit Information (Testimony, 10/17/95, GAO/T-HEHS-96-14).  Report
on same topic (8/29/95, GAO/HEHS-95-222). 

Land-Grant College Revenues (Letter, 10/20/95, GAO/HEHS-96-10R). 

AmeriCorps*USA Clarifications (Letter, 9/11/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 267R). 

AmeriCorps*USA Benefit-Cost Study (Letter, 9/7/95, GAO/HEHS-95-
255R). 

Direct Student Loans (Letter, 8/25/95, GAO/HEHS-95-225R). 

College Savings:  Information on State Tuition Prepayment Programs
(Report, 8/3/95, GAO/HEHS-95-131). 

Vocational Education:  2-Year Colleges Improve Programs, Maintain
Access for Special Populations (Report, 7/26/95, GAO/HEHS-95-163). 

Teacher Training:  Status and Participants' Views of Delta Teachers
Academy (Report, 6/29/95, GAO/RCED-95-208). 

Student Loan Defaults:  Department of Education Limitations in
Sanctioning Problem Schools (Report, 6/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95-99). 

Direct Student Loans:  Selected Characteristics of Participating
Schools (Testimony, 3/30/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-123). 

Higher Education:  Restructuring Student Aid Could Reduce Low-Income
Student Dropout Rate (Report, 3/23/95, GAO/HEHS-95-48). 

GAO's 1995 High Risk Reports:  Student Financial Aid (Report, 2/95,
GAO/HR-95-10). 

Guaranteed Student Loans:  Actions to Ensure Continued Student Access
to Subsidized Loans (Report, 2/24/95, GAO/HEHS-95-64). 

Multiple Teacher Training Programs:  Information on Budgets,
Services, and Target Groups (Report, 2/22/95, GAO/HEHS-95-71FS). 

Adult Education Act (Letter, 2/16/95, GAO/HEHS-95-65R). 

GAO Education Reports (Letter, 2/3/95, GAO/HEHS-72R). 

NCAA Student Athlete Pell Grants (Letter, 1/10/95, GAO/OSI-95- 13R). 


EMPLOYMENT
(COMPREHENSIVE
1-YEAR LISTING)
============================================================ Chapter 4


   EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4:1

For more information, contact Lawrence J.  Horinko at (202) 512-
7001. 

Military Equal Opportunity:  Certain Trends in Racial and Gender Data
May Warrant Further Analysis (Report, 11/17/95, GAO/NSIAD-96- 17). 

Equal Employment Opportunity:  Women and Minority Representation at
Interior, Agriculture, Navy, and State (Report, 9/29/95, GAO/GGD-
95-211). 

Equal Employment Opportunity:  DOL Contract Compliance Reviews Could
Better Target Federal Contractors (Report, 9/28/95, GAO/HEHS-95-
177). 

Employment Discrimination:  Most Private-Sector Employers Use
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Report, 7/5/95, GAO/HEHS-95-150). 

Federal Affirmative Employment:  Progress of Women and Minority
Criminal Investigators at Selected Agencies (Report, 4/25/95,
GAO/GGD-95-85). 

Equal Employment Opportunity:  Group Representation in Key Jobs at
the National Institutes of Health (Report, 3/16/95, GAO/GGD-95-83). 

Equal Opportunity:  DOD Studies on Discrimination in the Military
(Report, 3/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-103). 

Discrimination Complaints:  Monetary Awards in Federal EEO Cases
(Report, 1/3/95, GAO/GGD-95-28FS). 


   LABOR AND MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4:2

For more information, contact Charles A.  Jeszeck at (202) 512-7036
or Sigurd R.  Nilsen at (202) 512-7003. 

Federal Employee Redress:  An Opportunity for Reform (Testimony,
11/29/95, GAO/T-GGD-96-42). 

Worker Protection:  Federal Contractors and Violations of Labor Law
(Report, 10/24/95, GAO/HEHS-96-8). 

Federal Personnel Management:  Views on Selected NPR Human Resource
Recommendations (Report, 9/18/95, GAO/GGD-95-221BR). 


   TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT
   ASSISTANCE
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4:3

For more information, contact Charles A.  Jeszeck at (202) 512-7036,
Sigurd R.  Nilsen at (202) 512-7003, or Wayne B.  Upshaw at (202)
512- 7006, . 

Job Corps Program (Letter, 11/9/95, GAO/HEHS-96-61R). 

Department of Labor:  Senior Community Service Employment Program
Delivery Could Be Improved Through Legislative and Administrative
Actions (Report, 11/2/95, GAO/HEHS-96-4).  Testimony on same topic
(11/2/95, GAO/T-HEHS-96-57). 

Job Corps:  High Costs and Mixed Results Raise Questions About
Program's Effectiveness (Report, 6/30/95, GAO/HEHS-95-180). 

Department of Labor:  Rethinking the Federal Role in Worker
Protection and Workforce Development (Testimony, 4/4/95, GAO/T-
HEHS-95-125). 

Multiple Employment Training Programs:  Information Crosswalk on 163
Employment Training Programs (Report, 2/14/95, GAO/HEHS-95-85FS). 

Multiple Employment Training Programs:  Major Overhaul Needed to
Create a More Efficient, Customer-Driven System (Testimony, 2/6/95). 

Multiple Employment Training Programs:  Major Overhaul Needed to
Reduce Costs, Streamline the Bureaucracy, and Improve Results
(Testimony, 1/10/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-53). 


   WORKPLACE QUALITY
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4:4

For more information, contact Lawrence J.  Horinko at (202) 512-
7001, Charles A.  Jeszeck at (202) 512-7036, or Sigurd R.  Nilsen at
(202) 512-7003. 

MSHA Lobbying (Letter, 10/19/95, GAO/HEHS-96-9R). 

OSHA:  Potential to Reform Regulatory Enforcement (Testimony,
10/17/95, GAO/T-HEHS-96-42). 

Schools and Workplaces:  An Overview of Successful and Unsuccessful
Practices (Report, 8/31/95, GAO/PEMD-95-28). 

Department of Labor:  Rethinking the Federal Role in Worker
Protection and Workforce Development (Testimony, 4/4/95, GAO/T-
HEHS-95-125). 


   OTHER EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4:5

For more information, contact Lawrence J.  Horinko at (202) 512-
7001, Charles A.  Jeszeck at (202) 512-7036, or Sigurd R.  Nilsen at
(202) 512-7003. 

Veterans' Preference:  Data on Employment of Veterans (Report,
12/29/95, GAO/GGD-96-13). 

Postal Employment and Barcoding (Letter, 12/15/95, GAO/GGD-96- 54R). 

Legislative Branch Reductions (Letter, 12/15/95, GAO/GGD-96- 57R). 

Retention Allowances:  Usage and Compliance Vary Among Federal
Agencies (Report, 12/11/95, GAO/GGD-96-32). 

Government Shutdown:  Funding Lapse Furlough Information (Letter,
12/1/95, GAO/GGD-96-52R). 

Federal Job Classification:  Comparison of Job Content with Grades
Assigned in Selected Occupations (Report, 11/6/95, GAO/GGD-96-20). 

Review of Compensation Comparability Report (Letter, 10/30/95,
GAO/GGD-96-34R). 

Defense Contractors:  Pay, Benefits, and Restructuring During Defense
Downsizing (Report, 10/10/95, GAO/NSIAD-96-19BR). 

Federal Reorganization:  Congressional Proposal to Merge Education,
Labor, and EEOC (Report, 6/7/95, GAO/HEHS-95-140).  Testimony on same
topic (6/29/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-188). 

Personnel Practices:  Selected Characteristics of Recent Ramspeck Act
Appointments (Testimony, 5/24/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-173). 

Title 6 T&A Data (NASA) (Letter, 5/23/95, GAO/AIMD-95-140R). 

Title 6 T&A Data (NRC) (Letter, 5/23/95, GAO/AIMD-95-139R). 

Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (Letter, 4/14/95,
GAO/GGD-95-129R). 

Federal Quality Management:  Strategies for Involving Employees
(Report, 4/18/95, GAO/GGD-95-79). 

Federal Downsizing:  The Administration's Management of Workforce
Reductions (Testimony, 3/2/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-108). 

Labor's Regional Structure and Trust Funds (Letter, 2/10/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-82R). 

Block Grants:  Characteristics, Experience, and Lessons Learned
(Report, 2/9/95, GAO/HEHS-95-74).  Testimony on same topic (2/9/95,
GAO/T-HEHS-95-80). 

GAO Labor Products (1990-1995) (Letter, 2/3/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 73R). 

Department of Labor:  Opportunities to Realize Savings (Testimony,
1/18/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-55). 


SOCIAL SECURITY, DISABILITY, AND
WELFARE
(COMPREHENSIVE
1-YEAR LISTING)
============================================================ Chapter 5


   CHILDREN'S ISSUES
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:1

For more information, contact David P.  Bixler at (202) 512-7201,
Diana S.  Eisenstat at (202) 512-5562, or Robert L.  MacLafferty at
(415) 904-2123. 


      CHILD SUPPORT
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:1.1

Child Support Enforcement:  States and Localities Move to Privatized
Services (Report, 11/20/95, GAO/HEHS-96-43FS). 


      OTHER CHILDREN'S ISSUES
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:1.2

Child Welfare:  Complex Needs Strain Capacity to Provide Services
(Report, 9/26/95, GAO/HEHS-95-208). 

Children and Families Services Programs (Letter, 9/1/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-191R). 

Federal Reimbursement for Foster Care (Letter, 8/11/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-197R). 

Child Welfare:  Opportunities to Further Enhance Family Preservation
and Support Activities (Report, 6/15/95, GAO/HEHS-95-112). 

Child Support Enforcement:  Opportunity to Reduce Federal and State
Costs (Testimony, 6/13/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-181). 

Foster Care:  Health Needs of Many Young Children Are Unknown and
Unmet (Report, 5/26/95, GAO/HEHS-95-114). 

Child Care:  Recipients Face Service Gaps and Supply Shortages
(Testimony, 3/1/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-96). 

Child Care:  Narrow Subsidy Programs Create Problems for Mothers
Trying to Work (Testimony, 1/31/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-69). 

Low-Income Families:  Comparison of Incomes of AFDC and Working Poor
Families (Testimony, 1/25/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-63). 


   PENSIONS
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:2

For more information, contact Michael D.  Packard at (202) 512-7250
or Donald C.  Snyder at (202) 512-7204. 


      PENSION BENNEFIT GUARANTY
      CORPORATION
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:2.1

PBGC (Letter, 8/24/95, GAO/AIMD-95-225R). 


      PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PENSION
      ISSUES
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:2.2

Proposed Pension Reversion (Letter, 10/24/95, GAO/HEHS-96-54R). 

Federal Pensions:  Thrift Savings Plan Has Key Role in Retirement
Benefits (Report, 10/19/95, GAO/HEHS-96-1). 

Private Pension Plans:  Efforts to Encourage Infrastructure
Investment (Report, 9/8/95, GAO/HEHS-95-173). 

Penson COLAs (Letter, 8/11/95, GAO/HEHS-95-219R). 

Combined Fund Analysis (Letter, 8/7/95, GAO/HEHS-95-230R). 

Federal Retirement System Financing (Testimony, 6/28/95, GAO/T-
GGD-95-197). 

Overview of Federal Retirement Programs (Testimony, 5/22/95,
GAO/T-GGD-95-172). 

Federal Retirement:  Benefits for Members of Congress, Congressional
Staff, and Other Employees (Report, 5/15/95, GAO/GGD-95-78). 
Testimony on same topic (5/15/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-165). 

CSRS Funding (Letter, 4/3/95, GAO/GGD-95-200R). 

Federal Retirement Issues (Testimony, 3/10/95, GAO/T-GGD-95- 111). 


   SOCIAL SECURITY AND DISABILITY
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:3

For more information, contact Cynthia A.  Bascetta at (202) 512-
7207, Michael T.  Blair at (404) 679-1944, Christopher C.  Crissman
at (202) 512-7051, Cynthia M.  Fagnoni at (202) 512-7202, or Rolland
H.  Miller at (202) 512-7246. 


      DISABILITY
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:3.1

Disability Insurance:  Broader Management Focus Needed to Better
Control Caseload (Testimony, 5/23/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-164). 

D.C.  Disability Retirement Rate (Report, 3/31/95, GAO/GGD-95- 133). 
Supplemental Security Income:  Recipient Population Has Changed as
Caseloads Have Burgeoned (Testimony, 3/27/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-120). 

Social Security:  New Functional Assessments for Children Raise
Eligibility Questions (Report, 3/10/95, GAO/HEHS-95-66). 

Social Security:  Federal Disability Programs Face Major Issues
(Testimony, 3/2/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-97). 

Supplemental Security Income:  Recent Growth in the Rolls Raises
Fundamental Program Concerns (Testimony, 1/27/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95- 67). 


      SOCIAL SECURITY
      ADMINISTRATION
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:3.2

Supplemental Security Income:  Disability Program Vulnerable to
Applicant Fraud When Middlemen Are Used (Report, 8/31/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-116). 

OHA Backlogs (Letter, 7/28/95, GAO/HEHS-95-228R). 

Supplemental Security Income:  Growth and Changes in Recipient
Population Call for Reexamining Program (Report, 7/7/95, GAO/HEHS-
95-137). 

Social Security Administration:  Leadership Challenges Accompany
Transition to an Independent Agency (Report, 2/15/95, GAO/HEHS-95-
59). 


      OTHER SOCIAL SECURITY
      PROGRAMS
-------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:3.3

SSA's Rehabilitation Programs (Letter, 9/7/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 253R). 



   WELFARE
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:4

For more information, contact David P.  Bixler at (202) 512-7201. 

Welfare To Work:  Approaches That Help Teenage Mothers Complete High
School (Report, 9/29/95, GAO/HEHS/PEMD-95-202). 

Welfare To Work:  Child Care Assistance Limited; Welfare Reform May
Expand Needs (Report, 9/21/95, GAO/HEHS-95-220). 

Welfare to Work:  State Programs Have Tested Some of the Proposed
Reforms (Report, 7/14/95, GAO/PEMD-95-26). 

Low-Income Families (Letter, 6/28/95, GAO/HEHS-95-162R). 

Welfare Benefits:  Potential to Recover Hundreds of Millions More in
Overpayments (Report, 6/20/95, GAO/HEHS-95-111). 

Welfare Programs:  Opportunities to Consolidate and Increase Program
Efficiencies (Report, 5/31/95, GAO/HEHS-95-139). 

Welfare to Work:  Most AFDC Training Programs Not Emphasizing Job
Placement (Report, 5/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95-113). 

Welfare to Work:  Measuring Outcomes for JOBS Participants (Report,
4/17/95, GAO/HEHS-95-86). 

Means-Tested Programs (Letter, 2/24/95, GAO/HEHS-95-94R). 

Welfare Reform:  Implications of Proposals on Legal Immigrants'
Benefits (Report, 2/2/95, GAO/HEHS-95-58). 


   OTHER PRODUCTS RELATED TO
   SOCIAL SECURITY, DISABILITY,
   AND WELFARE
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5:5

For more information, contact Diana S.  Eisenstat at (202) 512- 5562. 

Thrift Savings Plan (Letter, 11/14/95, GAO/HEHS-96-66R). 

Federal Grants to New Jersey (Letter, 11/8/95, GAO/AIMD-96-8R). 

Block Grants:  Issues in Designing Accountability Provisions (Report,
9/1/95, GAO/AIMD-95-226). 

Illegal Aliens:  National Net Cost Estimates Vary Widely (Report,
7/25/95, GAO/HEHS-95-133). 

Health and Human Services:  Opportunities to Realize Savings
(Testimony, 1/12/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-57). 


VETERANS AFFAIRS AND MILITARY
HEALTH (COMPREHENSIVE
1-YEAR LISTING)
============================================================ Chapter 6


   MILITARY HEALTH CARE
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6:1

For more information, contact Daniel M.  Brier at (202) 512-6803 or
George F.  Poindexter at (202) 512-7213. 

Military Physicians:  DOD's Medical School and Scholarship Program
(Report, 9/29/95, GAO/HEHS-95-244). 

Defense Health Care:  Despite TRICARE Procurement Improvements,
Problems Remain (Report, 8/3/95, GAO/HEHS-95-142). 

Defense Health Care:  Problems With Medical Care Overseas Are Being
Addressed (Report, 7/12/95, GAO/HEHS-95-156). 

Operation Desert Storm:  Health Concerns of Selected Indiana Persian
Gulf War Veterans (Report, 5/16/95, GAO/HEHS-95-102). 

Wartime Medical Care:  Aligning Sound Requirements with New Combat
Care Approaches Is Key to Restructuring Force (Testimony, 3/30/95,
GAO/T-NSIAD-95-129). 

Defense Health Care:  DOD's Managed Care Program Continues to Face
Challenges (Testimony, 3/28/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-117). 

Defense Health Care:  Issues and Challenges Confronting Military
Medicine (Report, 3/22/95, GAO/HEHS-95-104). 


   VETERANS' BENEFITS
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6:2

For more information, contact Irene P.  Chu at (202) 512-7102. 

Veterans' Preference:  Data on Employment of Veterans (Report,
12/29/95, GAO/GGD-96-13). 

Hispanic Veterans (Letter, 11/2/95, GAO/HEHS-96-25R). 

VA Student Financial Aid:  Opportunity to Reduce Overlap in Approving
Education and Training Programs (Report, 10/30/95, GAO/HEHS-96-22). 

Veterans' Benefits:  Effective Interaction Needed Within VA to
Address Appeals Backlog (Report, 9/27/95, GAO/HEHS-95-190). 

Veterans Benefits Modernization:  Further Service Improvement Depends
on Coordinated Approach (Testimony, 6/22/95, GAO/T-AIMD-95- 184). 

Veterans' Benefits:  VA Can Prevent Millions in Compensation and
Pension Overpayments (Report, 4/28/95, GAO/HEHS-95-88). 

Concurrent Receipt (Letter, 4/27/95, GAO/HEHS-95-136R). 

Veterans Compensation:  Offset of DOD Separation Pay and VA
Disability Compensation (Report, 4/3/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-123). 

Veterans' Benefits:  Basing Survivors' Compensation on Veterans'
Disability Is a Viable Option (Report, 3/6/95, GAO/HEHS-95-30). 

Veterans' Benefits:  Better Assessments Needed to Guide Claims
Processing Improvements (Report, 1/13/95, GAO/HEHS-95-25). 


   VETERANS' HEALTH CARE
---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 6:3

For more information, contact James R.  Linz at (202) 512-7110 or
Paul R.  Reynolds at (202) 512-7109. 

VA Health Care:  Trends in Malpractice Claims Can Aid in Addressing
Quality of Care Problems (Report, 12/21/95, GAO/HEHS-96-24). 

VA Health Care:  How Distance From VA Facilities Affects Veterans'
Use of VA Services (Report, 12/20/95, GAO/HEHS-96-31). 

VA Health Care:  Effects of Facility Realignment on Construction
Needs Are Unknown (Report, 11/17/95, GAO/HEHS-96-19). 

Fiscal Year 1996 VA Certification (Letter, 11/14/95, GAO/HEHS-
96-67R). 

VA Health Care:  Efforts to Increase Sharing With DOD and the Private
Sector (Testimony, 10/18/95, GAO/T-HEHS-96-41). 

VA Health Care Delivery:  Top Management Leadership Critical to
Success of Decision Support Systems (Report, 9/29/95, GAO/AIMD-95-
182). 

VA Clinic Funding (Letter, 9/19/95, GAO/HEHS-95-273R). 

Proposed VA Hospital at Travis Air Force Base (Letter, 9/19/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-268R). 

VA Medical Resources Allocation (Letter, 9/12/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 252R). 

Medical Care Budget Alternatives (Letter, 9/12/95, GAO/HEHS-95-
247R). 

VA Health Care:  Need for Brevard Hospital Not Justified (Report,
8/29/95, GAO/HEHS-95-192). 

VA Construction Contract Award Delays (Letter, 8/25/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-240R). 

VA Health Care:  Issues Affecting Eligibility Reform (Testimony,
7/19/95, GAO-T-HEHS-95-213). 

VA Health Care:  Physician Peer Review Identifies Quality of Care
Problems but Actions to Address Them Are Limited (Report, 7/7/95,
GAO/HEHS-95-121). 

Brockton Substance Abuse (Letter, 6/2/95, GAO/HEHS-95-172R). 

VA Savings Options (Letter, 5/18/95, GAO/HEHS-95-165R). 

VA's Florida Network Planning (Letter, 5/16/95, GAO/HEHS-95- 160R). 

Operation Desert Storm:  Health Concerns of Selected Indiana Persian
Gulf War Veterans (Report, 5/16/95, GAO/HEHS-95-102). 

VA Health Care:  Challenges and Options for the Future (Testimony,
5/9/95, GAO/T-HEHS-95-147). 

VA Health Care:  Retargeting Needed to Better Meet Veterans' Changing
Needs (Report, 4/21/95, GAO/HEHS-95-39). 

Barriers to VA Managed Care (Letter, 4/20/95, GAO/HEHS-95-84R). 



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Jessie L.  Battle
David W.  Bieritz
Susan Y.  Higgins
James L.  Kirkman
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