New CLIA e-Notifications: Here’s What Clinical Labs Need to Know
As of March 1, 2026, CMS will move CLIA away from paper-based transactions to improve efficiency and payments
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LDT Oversight Remains Under CLIA, for Now
Judge rules that the FDA has ‘no authority’ to issue its rule governing laboratory-developed tests
Further Details to Note about Updated Clinical Lab Director Qualifications
Put into place late last year, the new rules place more emphasis on formal and continuing education requirements
The Newest PAMA Controversy: The GAO Report & Intervention of a Powerful Senator
From - National Intelligence Report
The recent moves by CMS to include certain hospital outreach labs as "applicable laboratories" for purposes of PAMA reporting and…
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Post-PAMA: Government Report Warns of Medicare Overspending(!) for Lab Tests
From - National Intelligence Report
As if the deep price cuts inflicted by PAMA weren't infuriating enough, now the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is claiming that…
Correction: PAMA Relief—CMS 1450 14x TOB Labs DO Count!
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Medicare Appeals: CMS Tries to Speed the Process & Unjam the Backlog
From - National Intelligence Report
On Oct. 2, CMS proposed revisions to rules for appealing adverse Medicare claim determinations (Proposed Rules). The goal is to speed the process that…
Florida Doctor Jailed 5 Months for Lying to a Medicare Auditor
From - National Intelligence Report
Lying to a Medicare auditor or otherwise obstructing a Medicare audit is a crime that can get you jailed…
Medicare Reimbursement: Labs Propose Solutions to PAMA Part B Pricing Problem
From - National Intelligence Report
CMS recently issued its annual proposed rule on 2019 Medicare Part B reimbursement. For many labs, the number one concern is…
Stark Relief: Comments Urge Change but Don’t Expect Anything Too Dramatic
From - Diagnostic Testing & Emerging Technologies
After decades of resistance, CMS is giving serious indications of its willingness to entertain changes to relieve the…