Diabetes test strips likely overused among dual VA, Medicare patients

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Diabetes test strips likely overused among dual VA, Medicare patients

By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) ? - Millions of blood sugar testing strips may be unneeded by the U.S. veterans who receive the strips through two government insurance programs each year, suggests a new study. There was potential waste in the two insurance programs, researchers found, but the most waste occurred among veterans who received strips through both programs. ?There?s nothing illegal going on,? said Dr. Walid Gellad, the study?s lead author from the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center. ...

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