Is there any effect on local health care providers and other Medicare beneficiaries in the surrounding community?
At the end of three years, we will see how coordination between our two programs improves efficiency, access, and quality of care for dual-eligible beneficiaries. If Congress should decide on a GAO study of the demonstration, both VA and DHHS have agreed to jointly assist GAO with that review and report. In the meantime, we have put the necessary safeguards in place to protect beneficiaries and protect the Medicare Trust Funds, and the VA. Mr. Chairman, the bill which you have introduced, H.R. 1362, the “Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 1997,” is very similar to the Administration’s Medicare/VA subvention bill submitted to Congress on February 7, 1997. While both bills would authorize a demonstration of Medicare/VA subvention with common goals. there are a number of significant differences. First, H.R. 1362 authorizes a fee-for-service model demonstration with three sites. The Administration proposes to conduct both a fee-,’or-service model (four sites) and a manage
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