Today's GAO Reports - February 28, 2008
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies:
Reports
1. Medicare Advantage: Increased Spending Relative to Medicare Fee-for-Service May Not Always Reduce Beneficiary Out-of-Pocket Costs. GAO-08-359, February 22. Highlights
2. Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD And VA Need to Improve Efforts to Identify and Notify Individuals Potentially Exposed during Chemical and Biological Tests. GAO-08-366, February 28. Highlights
3. State and Local Government Retiree Benefits: Current Funded Status of Pension and Health Benefits. GAO-08-223, January 29. Highlights
Testimonies
1. Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice issues, and Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information security issues, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-08-456T, February 28. Highlights
2. Medicare Advantage: Higher Spending Relative to Medicare Fee-for-Service May Not Ensure Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Beneficiaries, by James Cosgrove, acting director, health care, before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-08-522T, February 28. Highlights
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