Software as a Medical Service, or SaMS, Takes Spotlight in New CMS Proposal
Clinical labs have until Aug. 31 to submit public comments about the anticipated changes
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Six RCM Tips from the ADLM 2026 Meeting
Watch for panel unbundling, Medicare spending shifts, and frequency-based denials
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Four Federal Efforts to Monitor, Including RESULTS Act Progress
Other proposals aim to increase fraud enforcement, temper prior authorization, and modernize CLIA
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Palmetto Gives Okay to Medicare Coverage of 5 New Molecular Tests
From – Laboratory Industry Report
Medicare contractors are slowly coming around on covering unproven molecular assays. The most notable new baby steps come from, Palmetto GBA (Columbia, SC), one of Medicare’s most important contractors in the form of…
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Update on Palmetto’s Molecular Dx Testing LCDs
From – Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
Advanced diagnostic tests are emerging faster than the clinicians can document their clinical utility. All of this creates an interesting dilemma for…
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3 Things You Need to Know about the Lab Fee Schedule
From – Laboratory Industry Report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final 2017 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) on Nov. 21. Here is a look at…
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OPPS 2017: The 4 Things Labs Need to Know
From – Laboratory Industry Report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published final rules on reimbursement under the…
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Crosswalked Codes in 2017 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule
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OIG Report: Total Medicare Lab Test Payments in 2015 Same as in 2014
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OIG Addresses Status of PAMA Implementation
From – Laboratory Industry Report
Changes to Medicare Part B payment for lab tests mandated by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) take effect on…
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