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           UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                 WASHINGTON, D.C.   20548



                                   FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                   Expected at 9 a.m., EDT
                                   Thursday, June 7, 1979



                       STATEMENT OF
           STEPHEN J. VARHOLY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
                 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
                        BEFORE THE
       SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 30-
           COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES    o
                   UNITED STATES SENATE
                            ON
              JTATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
                   NATIONAL BLOOD POLICfl



     Mr. Chairman, we are pleased to be here today to discuss

the results of our work concerning (1) implementation of die

National Blood Policy and (2) certain improper blood banking

practices / ich have resulted in Medicare program overpay-

ments. //We will summarize the findings in our reports on

these subjects and the actions taken or promised by the

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) on our

recommendations.                      A(rt     iz

NATIONAL BLOOD POLICY

     The National Blood Policy, established by HEW in 1973,

called for developing a safe, fast, and efficient blood
collection and distribution system, a4described specific


improvements in blood banking to include: regionalized

blood collection and distribution; transition to an all-

voluntary blood donation system, and rational alignment




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