1.   Among the most common allegations under investigation are double billing, false billing and unnecessary services, said Judith Berek of HHS.

2.   As Lungstrum later said in a post-trial order, none of the evidence showed that patients sent by the LaHues to Baptist received substandard care or unnecessary services.

3.   HMOs say such fears are baseless because they control costs by eliminating unnecessary services.

4.   In any case, he said, overhauling the reimbursement system should provide sufficient cost-cutting incentives and discourage home care companies from offering unnecessary services.

5.   Many vending machine operators would like to eliminate unnecessary service routes, which is where wireless transmission technologies carry an edge.

6.   Most of the incorrect payments were for medically unnecessary services and claims overstating the value of services actually provided.

7.   Not only was I overcharged for unnecessary services, my treatment was unacceptable.

8.   Nor are they all marketing unnecessary services in questionable or opportunistic ways.

9.   The agency was suspected of providing unnecessary services and was cited for violating federal standards.

10.   The so-called prospective payment system is designed to give companies incentives to provide cost effective care and to avoid unnecessary services.