Month: June 2012

Coverage and Payment for Genetic Laboratory Tests

The Office of the Inspector General is conducting an evaluation to determine how the methods for establishing Medicare laboratory test payment rates vary from State Medicaid and Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) programs, and the extent to which 2011 Medicare payment rates for 20 high-volume and/or high-expenditure lab tests vary from State Medicaid and FEHB plans.

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