Medicare: Millions in Potential Recoveries Not Being Sought by Maryland Contractor

Abstract

Medicare, authorized by title XVIII of the Social Security Act, helps pay medical costs for about 33 million aged and disabled people. Medicare provides two forms of protection. Part A-hospital insurance-covers inpatient hospital services, home health services, and various other institutional services. Part B-supplementary insurance-covers physician, outpatient hospital, and other health services, such as diagnostic tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA267421

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • District Of Columbia
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human Resources
  • Insurance
  • Inventory
  • Law
  • Maryland
  • Medicare
  • Recovery
  • Social Security
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.