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About UsWelcome to the fourth report of 2003.
The publications in the report can be found in the catalog of the library of the New York Academy of Medicine. Links in the report were active at the time of publication. If you would like to receive quarterly email notification when a new issue of the Grey Literature Report is posted, send an email message to lmyohanen@nyam.org. Include the words, "subscribe grey literature report," and your email address, in the body of the message.The following are our recent grey literature acquisitions:
Binette, Joanne; Cicero, David. Tennessee Physical Fitness: A Survey of AARP Members. September 2003.
DePallo, Millie; Bridges, Katherine. Legislative Issues for New Jersey: AARP Member Opinions. 2003.
Verma, Satyendra K.; Lichtenstein, Jules H. Retirement Plan Coverage of Baby Boomers and Retired Workers: Analysis of 1998 SIPP Data. July 2003.
Wright, Bernadette. Nursing Home Liability Insurance: An Overview. July 2003.
Wright, William E.; Bechtel, Christine; Silberman, Susan L. Selecting a Candidate: The Importance of National Issues for Iowa Caucus Attendees. 2003.
Chollet, Deborah; Smieliauskas, Fabrice; Konig, Madeleine. Mapping State Health Insurance Markets, 2001: Structure and Change. September 2003.
Moscovice, Ira; Elias, Walter. Using Rural Health Networks to Address Local Needs. Five Case Studies. Networking for Rural Health. July 2003.
Developing a Community-Based Response to Healthcare Issues. A Framework for Planning and Action. Spring 2000.
New York State Profile. 2002.
Ashenfelter, Orley; Greenstone, Michael. Using Mandated Speed Limits to Measure the Value of a Statistical Life. Related Publication 03-5. March 2003.
Danzon, Patricia M.; Towse, Adrian. Differential Pricing for Pharmaceuticals: Reconciling Access, R&D and Patents. Working Paper 03-7. July 2003.
Kniesner, Thomas J.; Leeth, John D. Data Mining Mining Data: MSHA Enforcement Efforts, Underground Coal Mine Safety, and New Health Policy Implications. Working Paper 03-4. June 2003.
Lutter, Randall; Irwin, Elisabeth. FDA Should Allow Food Labeling Claims About Nutrient Content and Health. Testimony 02-8. September 2002.
Miller, Tom. Genetic Privacy. Testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution on Genetic Privacy. Testimony 02-9. September 2002.
Morrall III, John F. Saving Lives: A Review of the Record. Working Paper 03-6. July 2003.
Pendell, Judyth. The Adverse Side Effects of Pharmaceutical Litigation. Related Publication 03-22. September 2003.
Seong, Si Kyung; Mendeloff, John. Assessing the Accuracy of OSHA's Projections of the Benefits of New Safety Standards. Regulatory Analysis 03-8. July 2003.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Billings, John; Weinick, Robin M. Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net Book I: A Data Book for Metropolitan Areas. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0025. August 2003.
Billings, John; Weinick, Robin M. Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net Book II: A Data Book for States and Counties. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0026. August 2003.
Faith-based Response to HIV/AIDS. Policy Brief. July 2003
American Association of Health Plans
Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Exploring an Innovative Coverage Option. Issue Brief. February 2003.
Focus on Uninsured Americans. Research Highlights. April 2003.
Medicare Health Plans Protect Beneficiaries From High Out-of-Pocket Costs, Especially Low-Income Seniors and Elderly in Poor Health. Research Highlights. May 2003.
Medication Use to Treat Patients with Chronic Disease Is Higher in Health Plans Than in Indemnity Insurance Coverage. Research Highlights. July 2003.
Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2003-2005. 2003.
American Civil Liberties Union
HIV & Civil Rights. A Report from the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. ACLU AIDS Project. November 2003.
American Enterprise Institute (AEI Press)
Antos, Joseph. How to Overcome Four Key Obstacles to a Medicare Drug Benefit. Health Policy Outlook. September-October 2003.
Calfee, John E. The High Price of Cheap Drugs. On the Issues. July 2003.
Exposure to Pro-tobacco Messages among Teens and Young Adults: Results From Three National Surveys. Legacy First Look Report 12. November 2003.
The Relationship between Cigarette Use and Other Tobacco Products: Results From the 2000 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Legacy First Look Report 10. January 2003.
Youth Tobacco Cessation. Legacy First Look Report 11. July 2003.
Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Lung Disease. September 2003.
A Shot of Prevention: An Analysis of the Impact of Flu Vaccinations on Asthmatic Populations. 2003.
Establishing Multi-Year Mutual MSA Trust Accounts. CMS Report 2-A-03. June 2003.
Health Care Benefit Discrepancies for Small Employers Under COBRA (Resolution 109, A-02). CMS Report 3-A-03. June 2003.
Health Coverage Tax Credit Program Under the Trade. CMS Report 11-A-03. June 2003.
Health Insurance Market Regulation. CMS Report 7-A-03. June 2003.
Mather, Mark. Children in Puerto Rico: Results from the 2000 Census. A Kids Count/PRB Report on Census 2000. August 2003.
O'Hare, William; Mather, Mark. The Growing Number of Kids in Severely Distressed Neighborhoods: Evidence from the 2000 Census. A Kids Count/PRB Report on Census 2000. Revised October 2003.
Kids Count Data Book. State Profiles of Child Wellbeing. 2003.
Association of Academic Health Centers
Bulger, Roger J. The Quest For Therapeutic Institutions. 2003.To Order.
Taillie, Jennifer S. Academic Health Centers Recognize Childhood Physical Activity Critical To Healthy Living. 2003.
Association of American Medical Colleges
Information Technology Enabling Clinical Research. Findings and Recommendations from a Conference Sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges with Funding from the National Science Foundation. October 30-31, 2002.To Order.
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Health Care for All Women and Children. Increase the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant to $850 Million in FY2004. Fact Sheet. March 2003.
Maternal and Child Health Block Grants to States. Fact Sheet. August 2003.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
An Advocate's Guide to Overcoming State Barriers and Obtaining a Home- and Community-Based Waiver for Children with Mental Health Needs. A Report on Interviews in Kansas, New York and Vermont. January 2003.
Failing to Quality: The First Step to Failure in School? Issue Brief. 2003.
The Federal Government and Interagency Systems of Care for Children with Serious Mental Disorders: Help or Hindrance? Issue Brief. 2003.
Koyanagi, Chris; Semansky, Rafael. Assessing Child Mental Health Services in the Oregon Health Plan. A Report on Three Focus Groups. Fall 2002.
Koyanagi, Chris; Semansky, Rafael. No One's Priority. The Plight of Children with Serious Mental Disorders in Medicaid Systems. A Report on Six Focus Groups in Two States. Winter 2003.
Mix and Match. Using Federal Programs to Support Interagency Systems of Care for Children with Mental Health Care Needs. Issue Brief. 2003.
Teaming Up. Using the IDEA and Medicaid to Secure Comprehensive Mental Health Services for Children and Youth. August 2003.
Pendall, Rolf. Upstate New York's Population Plateau: The Third-Slowest Growing 'State'. Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. August 2003.
Rosenbloom, Sandra. The Mobility Needs of Older Americans: Implications for Transportation Reauthorization. Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. Transportation Reform Series. July 2003.
California HealthCare Foundation
Bodenheimer, Thomas. Examining Chronic Care in California's Safety Net. July 2003.
ERISA Implications for SB 2. Fact Sheet. November 2003.
The Health Insurance Act of 2003: An Overview of SB 2. Fact Sheet. November 2003.
Insurance Markets. Group Purchasing Arrangements: Implications of MEWAs. Issue Brief. July 2003.
Insurance Markets. Regulatory Oversight of Health Insurance in California. Issue Brief. June 2003.
Insurance Markets. Rules Governing California's Small Group Health Insurance Market. Issue Brief. June 2003.
Insurance Markets. Understanding Consumer-directed Health Care in California. Trends & Analysis. August 2003.
Insurance Markets. What Do Californians Buy if They Don't Buy Health Insurance? Issue Brief. July 2003.
Results from the Patients' Evaluation of Performance (PEP-C) Survey. What Patients Think of California Hospitals. 2003 Edition Technical Report. 2003.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Campaign Contributions By Tobacco Interests Quarterly Report: July 2003. Common Cause. July 2003.
Status Report: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of the Country in the Wake of September 11, 2001. The Eighteenth Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy. November 6 and 7, 2002.
Bicknell, William J.; Bloem, Kenneth D. Smallpox and Bioterrorism. Why the Plan to Protect the Nation Is Stalled and What to Do. Briefing Papers. No. 85. September 5, 2003.
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dalton, Kathleen; Holmes, Mark; Slifkin, Rebecca. Unpredictable Demand and Low-Volume Hospitals. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Findings Brief. January 2003.
Dalton, Kathleen; Holmes, Mark; Slifkin, Rebecca. Unstable Demand and Cost per Case in Low-Volume Hospitals. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Findings Brief. January 2003.
Pathman, Donald E.; Konrad, Thomas R.; Schwartz, Robert. The Proximity of Rural African American and Hispanic/Latino Communities to Physicians and Hospital Services. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 72. June 6, 2001.
Ricketts, Thomas C. Arguing for Rural Health in Medicare: A Progressive Rhetoric for Rural America. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 75. September 5, 2002.
Silberman, Pam; Poley, Stephanie; Slifkin, Rebecca. Innovative Primary Care Case Management Programs Operating in Rural Communities: Case Studies of Three States. North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center. Working Paper Series. No. 76. January 3, 2003.
Lambrew, Jeanne M.; Briesacher, Becky. Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: What It Means for Rural Beneficiaries. September 2, 2003.
From Organizational Practices to Public Policies: Local Strategies to Increase Healthy Eating & Physical Activity. Policy Ideas. 2003.
Profiles of Participating California Healthy Cities and Communities. Second Edition. Profiles. June 2002.
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Chaney, RoAnne. Promoting Community Integration: Barriers and Best Practices for Seven State Recipients of Olmstead Planning Grants. Resource Paper. October 2003.
Cox, Marisa; Stewart, Alexandra; Rosenbaum, Sara. Review of the Literature Regarding Community Integration: Services Necessary for Individuals with Disabilities to Live in their Own Homes. Consumer Action Series. May 2003.
Hanes, Pamela; Folkman, Jessica. State Medicaid Options that Support the Employment of Workers with Disabilities. Resource Paper. August 2003.
Holahan, John. Survey of Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Capitation Rates. Resource Paper. September 2003.
Jones, James; Ranta, Virpi; Corbett, Debra. Improving Adherence in HIV Positive Women. Resource Paper. October 2003.
Knight, Edward; Miller, Anita; Vogel, Howard; Young, Alexander; Chinman, Matthew; Forquer, Sandra. Increasing the Use of Self-Help Programs and Mental Health Empowerment Competencies. Managed Care Best Practices. Resource Paper. September 2003.
Lutzky, Amy; Bovbjerg, Randall. The Role of Reinsurance in Medicaid Managed Care. Resource Paper. October 2003.
Milligan, Maureen; Burnside, Brooke. A Model for Integrating Children with Special Health Care Needs into Medicaid Managed Care. Resource Paper. August 2003.
Center for Health Services Research & Policy (George Washington University)
Lambrew, Jeanne M.; Briesacher, Becky. Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: What It Means for Rural Beneficiaries. September 2, 2003.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Kamoie, Brian; Collins, Charlotte; Zuvekas, Ann. Analysis of CareFirst's Performance as a Charitable Not-for-Profit Health Insurance Company in the National Capital Area. Report to the DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. October 2003.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Stewart, Alexandra; Cox, Marisa; Mitchell, Shawnte. The Epidemiology of U.S. Immunization Law: Mandated Coverage of Immunizations Under State Health Insurance Laws. July 2003.
Rosenbaum, Sara; Teitelbaum, Joel; Mauery, D. Richard; Stewart, Alexandra. Reasonable Modification or Fundamental Alteration? Recent Developments in ADA Caselaw and Implications for Behavioral Health Policy. Behavioral Health Issue Brief Series. Issue Brief #21. February 2003.
Shin, Peter; Jones, Karen; Rosenbaum, Sara. Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Estimating the Impact of High Health Center Penetration in Low-income Communities. Report. September 2003.
Center for Health Workforce Studies
Allergy and Immunology GME Surveys 2002. January 2003.
The Community Health Center Workorce Needs Assessment: A Report on the 2001 Survey. June 2002.
The Health Care Workforce, 2002. Upstate New York and Long Island. Trends in the Supply and Demand for Health Workers. February 2003.
The Health Care Workforce in New York City, 2002. Trends in the Supply and Demand for Health Workers in New York City. September 2002.
Impact Analysis of Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas in New York State. Final Report. January 2002.
New York State Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2004. January 2003.
Physician Supply and Distribution in New Mexico, 2001. May 2003.
State Responses to Health Worker Shortages: Results of 2002 Survey of States. November 2002.
The Supply, Demand and Use of Palliative Care Physicians In the United States. September 2002.
Center for Immigration Studies
Camarota, Steven A.; McArdle, Nora. Where Immigrants Live. An Examination of State Residency of the Foreign Born by Country of Origin in 1990 and 2000. Backgrounder. September 2003.
Center for Law and Social Policy
Grisham, Christine. Advice from the Field: Youth Employment Programs and Unintended Pregnancy. August 27, 2003.
Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
Case, Anne; Fertig, Angela; Paxson, Christina. From Cradle to Grave? The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance. June 4, 2003.
Fertig, Angela R.; McLanahan, Sara S.; Garfinkel, Irwin. Child Support Enforcement and Domestic Violence Among Non-Cohabiting Couples. Working Paper #02-17-FF. Revised September 2003.
Lopoo, Leonard M.; McLanahan, Sara; Garfinkel, Irwin. Explaining the Trend in Teenage Birth Rates From 1981-1999. Working Paper #02-05. Revised August 2003.
McLanahan, Sara; Garfinkel, Irwin; Reichman, Nancy; Teitler, Julien; Carlson, Marcia; Audigier, Christina Norland. The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Baseline National Report. The National Report. Revised - March 2003.
Osborne, Cynthia. Differences in Mothering Behaviors in Stable and Unstable Families. Working Paper #03-08-FF. July 2003.
Osborne, Cynthia; McLanahan, Sara; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne. Is There an Advantage to Being Born to Married Versus Cohabiting Parents? Differences in Child Behavior. Working Paper #03-09-FF. July 2003.
Usdansky, Margaret L. Single-Parent Families and Their Impact on Children: Changing Portrayals in Popular Magazines in the U.S., 1900-1998. Working Paper #03-04. May 2003.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Gurian-Sherman, Doug. Holes in the Biotech Safety Net. FDA Policy Does Not Assure the Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods. 2003.
Center for Studying Health System Change
HMOs Alive and Well in Orange County. Community Report 9 of 12. Summer 2003.
Population Growth, Economic Downturn Stress Phoenix's Health Care Capacity. Community Report 10 of 12. Summer 2003.
Premium Hikes and Malpractice Insurance Disrupt Miami Health Care Market. Community Report 11 of 12. Summer 2003.
Center for the Health Professions-University of California, San Francisco
Dower, Catherine. Health Care Interpreters in California. 2003.
Center on an Aging Society-Georgetown University
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. Whose Responsibility Is It to Ensure Care? Issue Brief No. 3. October 2003.
The Decade Preceding Medicare Coverage. Insurance Matters for People with Chronic Conditions. Data Profile No. 11. September 2003.
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth - Georgetown University
Exposure of African-American Youth to Alcohol Advertising. June 19, 2003.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ku, Leighton. How Many Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries in Each State Would Be Denied the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Under the Senate Drug Bill? July 31, 2003.
Nathanson, Melanie; Park, Edwin; Greenstein, Robert. Senate Prescription Drug Bill Would Exclude Millions of Low-Income Beneficiaries. Conferees Can Ensure All Medicare Beneficiaries Have Access to New Prescription Drug Benefit. July 31, 2003.
Caring About Caregivers. Reducing Turnover of Frontline Health Care Workers in South Central Wisconsin. October 2003.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Health Care Industry Market Update. Home Health. September 22, 2003.
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute
Huang, Yanzhong. Mortal Peril: Public Health in China and Its Security Implications. Health and Security Series. Special Report 7. 2003.
Ryan, Suzanne; Manlove, Jennifer; Franzetta, Kerry. The First Time: Characteristics of Teens' First Sexual Relationships. Research Brief. August 2003.
Brown, Brett V.; Bzostek, Sharon. Violence in the Lives of Children. Cross Currents Issue 1. August 2003.
Children with AIDS. 2003.
Health Care Coverage. 2003.
Immunization. 2003.
Infant Homicide. 2003.
Lead Poisoning. 2003.
Marijuana Use. 2003.
Motor Vehicle Deaths. 2003.
Substance Free Youth. 2003.
Broken Promises: How the Bush Administration is Failing America's Poorest Children. Report. 2003.
Parker, Emil; Teitelbaum, Martha. House and Senate Conferees on the Medicare Prescription Drug Bills Could Help Hundreds of Thousands of Children, Both Immigrants and Citizens, Obtain Health Coverage. October 6, 2003.
800,001 Broken Promises. New Yorkers Still Waiting for Health Insurance Promised more than Three Years Ago. April 2003.
Hospital Free Care. Can New Yorkers Access Hospital Services Paid for by Our Tax Dollars? Executive Summary. September 2003.
Paying More for Less. Congress Promises to Help Medicare Beneficiaries by Covering Prescription Drugs but Medicare Beneficiaries in New York Will Pay More Under Proposed Reforms! The Impact of Medicare Reforms New York Data. October 2003.
The Citizens Budget Commission
Fixing New York State's Fiscal Practices. Five Problems That Hurt New York State and What Can Be Done to Fix Them. November 13-14, 2003.
Caught In The Middle. The 2003 Report Card on Mercury Elimination in New England. September 2003.
Commission on the Public's Health System
Wessler, Judy; Williams, Diana; Opdycke, Sandra. CHCCDP: Are We Getting Our Money's Worth? Monitoring the Use of Community Health Care Conversion Demonstration Project Funds. April 2003.
Beal, Anne C.; Abrams, Melinda; Saul, Jolene. Healthcare Workforce Diversity: Developing Physician Leaders. October 3, 2003.
Beal, Anne. Healthcare Workforce Diversity: Developing Physician Leaders. Chartpack. October 3, 2003.
Chin, Matthew. Sustainability and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. September 2003.
Collins, Sara R.; Davis, Karen; Lambrew, Jeanne M. Health Care Reform Returns to the National Agenda: The 2004 Presidential Candidates' Proposals. September 2003.
Crystal, Stephen; Trail, Thomas; Fox, Kimberley; Cantor Joel. Enrolling Eligible Persons in Pharmacy Assistance Programs: How States Do It. September 2003.
Dallek, Geraldine; Biles, Brian; Nicholas, Lauren Hersch. Lessons from Medicare+Choice for Medicare Reform. Policy Brief. June 2003.
Davis, Margaret H. Strengthening New York's EPIC Program: Options for Improving Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries. Field Report. September 2003.
Doty, Michelle M. Insurance, Access, and Quality of Care Among Hispanic Populations. 2003 Chartpack. October 15-17, 2003.
Kofman, Mila; Lucia, Kevin; Bangit, Eliza. Health Insurance Scams: How Government Is Responding and What Further Steps Are Needed. Task Force on the Future of Health Insurance. August 2003.
Lipson, Karen; Fishman, Eliot; Boozang, Patricia; Bachrach, Deborah. Rethinking Recertification: Keeping Eligible Individuals Enrolled in New York's Public Health Insurance Programs. Field Report. August 2003.
Moon, Marilyn. Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation: How Would it Affect Beneficiaries? Policy Brief. October 2003.
Rosenberg, Stephen N. New York's Healthpass Purchasing Alliance: Making Coverage Easier for Small Businesses. September 2003.
Schoen, Cathy; Cooper, Barbara S. Medicare's Future: Current Picture, Trends, and Prescription Drug Policy Debate. Selected Charts. Updated October 23, 2003.
What Consumers Say About the Quality of Their Health Plans and Medical Care. NCBD 2003 Chartbook. Vol. 1: Composites and Ratings. September 2003.
Not There When You Need It: The Search for Free Hospital Care. October 2003.
Comparing Budgetary and Trust Fund Measures of the Outlook for Social Security and Medicare. Long-Range Fiscal Policy Brief No. 10. October 10, 2003.
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Dougherty Management Associates, Inc.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. First Year Report. September 28, 2000.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. Second Year Report. Revised July 1, 2002.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. Second Year Report. Appendices. June 29, 2001.
Children's Mental Health Benchmarking Project. Third Year Report. Chartpack. July 2003.
Piper, Bill; Briggs, Matthew; Huffman, Katharine; Lubot-Conk, Rebecca. State of the States. Drug Policy Reforms: 1996-2002. A Report by the Drug Policy Alliance. September 2003.
Economic and Social Research Institute
Meyer, Jack A.; Silow-Carroll, Sharon. Issues in Coverage Expansion Design. Building Quality Improvement Into Health Coverage Expansion Proposals. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. No. 3. March 2003.
Sheils, John; Haught, Randall. Cost and Coverage Analysis of Ten Proposals to Expand Health Insurance Coverage. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. October 2003.
Wicks, Elliot K. Issues in Coverage Expansion Design. Coping with Risk Segmentation: Challenges and Policy Options. Covering America. Real Remedies for the Uninsured. No. 2. February 2003.
Employee Benefit Research Institute
2003 Health Confidence Survey: Summary of Findings. September 2003.
Salisbury, Dallas J.; Fronstin, Paul. How Many Medicare Beneficiaries Will Lose Employment-Based Retiree Health Benefits if Medicare Covers Outpatient Prescription Drugs? EBRI Special Analysis. July 18, 2003.
End Abuse-Family Violence Prevention Fund
Fullwood, P. Catlin. Preventing Family Violence: Community Engagement Makes the Difference. September 2002.
Groves, Betsy Mcalister; Augustyn, Marilyn; Lee, Debbie; Sawires, Peter. Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Consensus Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health. September 2002.
National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Victimization in Health Care Settings. September 2002.
FEHBP Rates Increase as Much as $4,572.12 a Year: Is This Really a Model for Medicare? Health Policy Memo. September 30, 2003.
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2003. 2003.
Bethell, Christina; Carter, Kim; Lansky, David; Latzke, Brooke. Measuring and Interpreting Health Care Quality Across Culturally-Diverse Populations: A Focus on Consumer-Reported Indicators of Health Care Quality. March 2003.
Kendall, Elizabeth. Final Report on The 'Future Patient' in the UK. 2001.
Ambulance Services. Medicare Payments Can Be Better Targeted to Trips in Less Densely Populated Rural Areas. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-986. September 2003.
Bioterrorism. Public Health Response to Anthrax Incidents of 2001. Report to the Honorable Bill Frist, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-152. October 2003.
Breast Cancer Research Stamp. Effective Fund-Raiser, but Better Reporting and Cost-Recovery Criteria Needed. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-121. September 2003.
CDC's April 2002 Report On Smoking: Estimates of Selected Health Consequences of Cigarette Smoking Were Reasonable. GAO-03-942R. July 16, 2003.
Combating Bioterrorism. Actions Needed to Improve Security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-847. September 2003.
Defense Health Care. DOD Needs to Improve Force Health Protection and Surveillance Processes. Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives. GAO-04-158T. October 16, 2003.
Defense Health Care. Oversight of the TRICARE Civilian Provider Network Should Be Improved. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-928. July 2003.
Defense Health Care. TRICARE Claims Processing Has Improved but Inefficiencies Remain. Report to the Committees on Armed Services, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. GAO-04-69. October 2003.
Defense Health Care. Quality Assurance Process Needed to Improve Force Health Protection and Surveillance. Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Total Force, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives. GAO-03-1041. September 2003.
DOD and VA Health Care: Access for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries. GAO-03-904R. June 13, 2003.
Health Care: Approaches to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities. GAO-03-862R. July 8, 2003.
Hospital Preparedness. Most Urban Hospitals Have Emergency Plans but Lack Certain Capacities for Bioterrorism Response. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-924. August 2003.
Infectious Diseases. Gaps Remain in Surveillance Capabilities of State and Local Agencies. Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives. GAO-03-1176T. September 24, 2003.
Information Technology. Benefits Realized for Selected Health Care Functions. Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate. GAO-04-224. October 2003.
Medicaid Formula. Differences in Funding Ability Among States Often Are Widened. Report to the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate. GAO-03-620. July 2003.
Medical Malpractice. Implications of Rising Premiums on Access to Health Care. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-03-836. August 2003.
Medicare Appeals. Disparity between Requirements and Responsible Agencies' Capabilities. Report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. September 2003.
Medicare: Discrepancy in Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Methodology Leads to Inaccurate Beneficiary Copayments and Medicare Payments. October 6, 2003.
Medicare Home Health Payment. Nonroutine Medical Supply Data Needed to Assess Payment Adjustments. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-878. August 2003.
Medicare. Modest Eligibility Expansion for Critical Access Hospital Program Should Be Considered. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-948. September 2003.
Medicare. Most Beneficiaries Receive Some But Not All Recommended Preventive Services. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives. GAO-03-958. September 2003.
Medicare. Modifying Payments for Certain Pathology Services Is Warranted. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-1056. September 2003.
Newborn Screening. Characteristics of State Programs. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-03-449. March 2003.
Pediatric Drug Research. Food and Drug Administration Should More Efficiently Monitor Inclusion of Minority Children. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-03-950. September 2003.
