United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-02-23 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-HEHS-95-92 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-92 P0b002ee18039c974 f:the95092 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-92 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-92 T-HEHS-95-92 Medicare programs Health insurance Health care programs Health care cost control Data bases Beneficiaries Health care services Medical expense claims Surveys Medicare Secondary Payer Program Medicare/Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Medicare Trust Fund Testimony HEHS The Medicare secondary payer program ensures that other health and accident insurers pay medical costs for covered beneficiaries before Medicare kicks in. The program is a major cost containment measure, saving Medicare about $3 billion in fiscal year 1994. GAO testified that several measures could help maximize the savings available under the program. First, because program recovery efforts of already paid Medicare claims have, in effect, been negated by a recent appeals court ruling, legislation is needed to ensure effective recovery of mistaken payments under the program. Second, GAO continues to urge that funding for the Medicare/Medicaid data bank be delayed until its potential value can be shown. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-92/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-92.htm GAO/T-HEHS-95-92 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-95-92 Testimony GAO/T-HEHS-95-92; Medicare Secondary Payer Program: Actions Needed to Realize Savings; Medicare programs Health insurance Health care programs Health care cost control Data bases Beneficiaries Health care services Medical expense claims Surveys Medicare Secondary Payer Program Medicare/Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Medicare Trust Fund