Will the Medicare payment system for clinical laboratory services change in the future?

Autor: Weiss RL
Zdroj: Laboratory Medicine; May2005, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p304-308, 5p
Abstrakt: It is currently estimated that clinical laboratory services are, overall, approximately 3.0% of total health care expenditures.Clinical laboratory expenditures have and will continue to be one of many targets for attempting to reduce the growth in health are expenditures.The article examines the current and alternative methodolgies for Medicare payments as well as any impact on the clinical laboratory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index