Cost of Health Care Task Force Related Activities (Testimony, 03/14/95,
GAO/T-GGD-95-114).

In January 1993, President Clinton established a task force on health
care reform.  Working in support of the task force were more than 600
persons, mainly permanent federal government employees from both the
legislative and the executive branches, as well as consultants, special
government employees, and volunteers.  GAO surveyed the following 10
agencies on the costs they had incurred in connection with the task
force: the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human
Services (HHS), Justice, Labor, the Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as
well as the White House and the Office of Management and Budget.  The 10
agencies reported spending about $9.6 million on task force matters.
Reported costs ranged from $43 at the Treasury to $6.4 million at HHS,
although the cost information from these agencies is incomplete.  None
of these agencies factored in possible litigation costs, such the demand
by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons for reimbursement
of attorneys' fees arising from its 1993 lawsuit.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-95-114
     TITLE:  Cost of Health Care Task Force Related Activities
      DATE:  03/14/95
   SUBJECT:  Executive agencies
             Administrative costs
             Court costs
             Health care planning
             Litigation
             Health care cost control
             Proposed legislation
             Advisory committees
IDENTIFIER:  National Health Care Reform Initiative
             Health Security Act
             Clinton Health Care Plan
             
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