Prospective Changes to HIPAA Rules Would Affect Clinical Labs
With new modifications to HIPAA potentially on the horizon, we hear from experts on HHS' proposal
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PAMA Cuts to Clinical Labs Get Brief Delay Through January 30, 2026
Bill that ended government shutdown includes provision to hold off PAMA cuts
2026 Predictions for Clinical Labs: AI, Audits, and Increased Enforcement
How clinical laboratories should prepare for the next wave of oversight in the new year
Chevron Doctrine’s Dismissal Has Yet to Upend Regulatory Environment
However, clinical laboratories may have more say in future laws and guidance thanks to 2024 decision
PAMA Cuts Loom and New Lab Reporting Deadline Nears, Both on January 1
However, a proposed bill called the RESULTS Act is racing to thwart the cuts to lab test reimbursement rates
Is Prior Authorization Reform on the Horizon?
Government reform and payer streamlining may reduce the burden on healthcare providers, but laboratories should remain vigilant
Expert Q&A: AMR Warnings Need to Be Louder, and It Just Can’t Be Up to Labs
John Osiecki of bioMérieux also discusses AI for outbreaks and regulation trends
Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act Aims to Dent the Staffing Crisis
How the 2024 proposal will fare on Capitol Hill in 2025 remains to be seen, though
Congress Moves to Require Medicare Coverage of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests
Federal lawmakers have renewed efforts to pass legislation ensuring Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests.
Whistleblowers: SCOTUS Gives DOJ Wider Authority to Dismiss Meritless Qui Tam Cases
Ruling could spell good news for labs and other healthcare providers targeted by whistleblowers in False Claims Act qui tam lawsuits.
Congress Moves to Permanently Restore Medicare Coverage of Pharmacy Lab Tests
Congress is renewing its previous efforts to make Medicare reimbursement of pharmacy testing permanent—here’s what that could mean for labs.
Reproposed SALSA Offers Real Chance of Long-Term PAMA Relief
After it failed to pass at the end of 2022, lab leaders and other insiders say they’re optimistic SALSA will pass this year.
Congress Offers New Hopes of PAMA Reform
On March 28, the 118th Congress raised lab industry hopes once more by reintroducing the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA).
