U.S. Government Accountability Office

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  Where's the SSA commissioner nominee?

  By Allison Bell  |  April 26, 2013

  An acting chief can't take the bold steps needed to fix SSDI, hearing participants say.

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  On the Third Hand: Sick people

  By Allison Bell  |  April 22, 2013

  Democrats are ignoring them; Republicans are using them as human shields.

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  Boustany asks IRS about PPACA role

  By Allison Bell  |  March 21, 2013

  The lawmaker is suggesting that the agency has understated health law staffing needs.

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  Weeds or flowers? Panel eyes Medicare innovation center

  By Allison Bell  |  March 20, 2013

  The director says the center has a high-tech strategy for picking high-value projects.

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  GAO: PPACA could help budget, or hurt a little

  By Allison Bell  |  February 26, 2013

  Phasing out cost-control provisions could make a dire outlook slightly more dire, analysts conclude.

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  DOD contractors invest pension assets more conservatively

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  February 1, 2013

  Contractors allocated about 7 percentage points more of their investments to conservative assets than their peer group.

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  Fiscal cliff bill slams CO-OPs, creates LTC panel

  By Allison Bell  |  January 1, 2013

  The H.R. 8 LTC commission would include representatives from long-term care insurers.

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  GAO to CMS: Learn from the pros

  By Allison Bell  |  December 27, 2012

  Private insurers tend to base physicians incentives on group performance, and doctors like that, investigators say.

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  IRI: Total annuity sales edge down in 3Q, income annuities sales rise

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  December 3, 2012

  Industry-wide annuity sales for the third quarter reached nearly $52.9 billion, down from $55.3 billion in the previous quarter.

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  GOP lawmakers question health record system incentives

  By Allison Bell  |  October 12, 2012

  Ways and Means members are wondering how well the systems work together.