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HRD-76-121 1 (1976-08-04)

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           REPORT TO THE CONGRESS

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. ..       BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

           OF THE UNITED STATES










           Tighter Controls Needed Over

           Payments For Laboratory Services

           Under Medicare And Medicaid

           Social Security Administration and

           Social and Rehabilitation Service

           Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

           Medicare and Medicaid often pay substant-
           ially more for laboratory services than the
           prices charged by independent laboratories.
           Sometimes physicians obtain the services
           from laboratories at the lower prices and
           add large markups to their bills.

           The  Social Security  Administration  has
           been aware of markups on laboratory ser-
           vices under Medicare for several years but
           its efforts have  not been    effective  in
           eliminating them. The      Department of
           Health, Education, and    Welfare  should
           exercise its authority  to limit amounts
           allowed for laboratory  services under
           Medicare and Medicaid to the lowest levels
           at which such services are widely     and
           consistently available in a locality.

           HRD-76-121   A    i                   AUG. 4,1976

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