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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PAMA Delay Proposed Until 2027 Under a New Federal Spending Bill
However, attorney Danielle Sloane urges labs to be proactive about potential PAMA reporting requirements on Jan. 31 if the bill doesn’t pass quickly
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ACLA Head Pushes RESULTS Act Passage During House Subcommittee Testimony
Better clinical laboratory test data reporting would allow ‘Medicare rates to be more appropriately set,’ says Susan Van Meter
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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.
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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.
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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).
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SCOTUS to Decide Monumental Question Affecting Providers’ FCA Liability
It’s not just billions of dollars on the line, but the very future of whistleblower lawsuits and FCA enforcement.
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No Surprises Act Controversy Takes Surprising Twist
Resolution process put on hold after federal court again strikes down parts of the regulation as being unfairly weighted in favor of insurers.
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LDT Reform: If Congress Won’t Do It, We Will, Says FDA
Hopes are high that something will finally be done to resolve the LDTs situation this year, however that action may not come from Congress.
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Five Key Changes Affecting Labs in the New Spending Bill
While the federal spending bill passed at the end of 2022 will have a large impact on clinical labs, it doesn’t include LDTs reform.
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Congress Delays Part B Price Cuts but Nixes Long-Term SALSA Solution
Legislation offering permanent relief from both PAMA price cuts and reporting didn’t make it into the federal spending bill passed Dec. 23.
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The State of State Licensing Law Restrictions on Telehealth
With temporary waivers of restriction relating to telehealth likely to end soon, here’s a roundup of the current state of state telehealth licensing law.
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Despite MDUFA Setback, VALID Act Is Back on Track for Passage
Though Congress didn’t pass VALID as part of the medical devices user fees bill, there’s still a good chance it will pass before year’s end.
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