This book presents a proposed strategic plan for improving quality assurance in the Medicare program, along with steps and timetables for implementing the plan by the year 2000 and the 10 recommendations for action by Congress.
... MMA activities Total program management $ 129.0 $ 75.0 $ 55.8 $ 129.0 $ 128.6 MMA Case - tracking system N / A 2.0 3.7 N / A 2.0 Total MMA N / A $ 2.0 $ 3.7 NA $ 2.0 Grand total $ 129.0 $ 77.0 $ 59.5 $ 129.0 $ 130.6 Source : HHS .
Examines political and economic strategy and offers a blueprint for the structural reform of Medicare
She examines the problems facing the program and which reform options hold the most promise. She also examines the history of Medicare and how the program works in the broader context of health care, the federal government, and the economy.
Medicare: HCFA Oversight Allows Contractor Improprieties to Continue Undetected
Under the Medicare program the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) & its contractors paid a reported $330 billion in Medicare benefits in 2005.