United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-07-21 monographic deposited born digital 22 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-938 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938 P0b002ee1803a3e19 f:d04938 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938 GAO-04-938 Cost accounting Debt collection Government collections Health care costs Payments Veterans Health insurance Data integrity Collection procedures Administrative costs Internal controls VA Medical Care Collections Fund Other Written Product A11026 During a May 2003 congressional hearing, questions were raised about the accuracy of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) reported costs for collecting payments from veterans and private health insurers for its Medical Care Collections Fund (MCCF). Congress also had questions about VA's practice of using third-party collections to satisfy veterans' first-party debt. GAO's objectives were to determine: (1) the accuracy of VA's reported cost for collecting first- and third-party payments from veterans and private health insurers, and (2) how VA's practice of satisfying first-party debt with third-party payments affects the collections process. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938.pdf GAO-04-938 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-938 Other Written Product GAO-04-938; VA Health Care: Guidance Needed for Determining the Cost to Collect from Veterans and Private Health Insurers; Cost accounting Debt collection Government collections Health care costs Payments Veterans Health insurance Data integrity Collection procedures Administrative costs Internal controls VA Medical Care Collections Fund Volume 100 Page 372 100 Stat. 372