title: Medicare laboratory payment reform threatens to eliminate market competition.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Birenbaum
authors.forename: Julie Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005249:Fees and Charges; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics*; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D006278:Medicare; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States