Medicare Catastrophic: Roll Back of Premiums on Schedule
IMTEC-90-30
Published: Mar 16, 1990. Publicly Released: Mar 26, 1990.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO addressed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) efforts to stop withholding Medicare catastrophic coverage premiums.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | The Commissioner of Social Security should require SSA officials managing the reprogramming to complete the documentation of specific changes that were made. The documentation prepared should, as a minimum, list the programs that were used to calculate and deduct catastrophic payments. |
Closed – Implemented
The recommended action was completed in full, effective April 1990.
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| Social Security Administration | The Commissioner of Social Security should require SSA officials managing the reprogramming to complete the documentation of specific changes that were made. The documentation prepared should, as a minimum, document the order in which these programs should be run. |
Closed – Implemented
The recommended action was completed in full, effective April 1990.
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| Social Security Administration | The Commissioner of Social Security should require SSA officials managing the reprogramming to complete the documentation of specific changes that were made. The documentation prepared should, as a minimum, provide detailed descriptions of each program showing the input, its format, the files required, and the output to be expected. |
Closed – Implemented
The recommended action was completed in full, effective April 1990.
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| Social Security Administration | The Commissioner of Social Security should require SSA officials to maintain the special software developed so that it can be used to respond swiftly to future emergency changes until the modernization of SSA programs is completed. |
Closed – Implemented
The recommended action was completed in full, effective April 1990.
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Check disbursement or controlMedicareSoftwareSoftware documentationGovernment collectionsInformation systemsInsurance premiumsOverpaymentsSocial security benefitsTax refunds