|Articles|July 1, 2007

GAO report says physician profiling could help control Medicare costs

As the concern about the long-term fiscal viability of Medicare continues to grow, so has the recognition that some of the services ordered by physicians-and subsequently billed to Medicare-might not be warranted.

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