What New Prior Authorization Metrics Mean for Clinical Labs
KFF looks into payer claims denials, which continue to be scrutinized
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Dx Deals: Profusa Trying to Buy G3 Vision Labs in Unusual $455 Million Stock Deal
If Profusa pulls off the purchase, it will give the startup its first revenue source
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FDA Watch: Labcorp Gets Companion Diagnostic Approval for Advanced Melanoma Test
Company also announces distribution of newly approved Alzheimer’s assay
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ADLM Calls on Feds to Regulate AI in the Clinical Lab Sector
But anti-regulatory stance taken by Trump administration could serve as a potential obstacle in the effort
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Dx Deals: Labcorp Buys Select Assets of Empire City Laboratories
The national lab giant swiftly merged Empire City’s operations into its own
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Recent MD Labs Ruling Has Implications for Test Requisitions and Commissions
A federal appeals court upheld the idea that clinical laboratories can rely on physician orders to justify medical necessity
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OIG Report on Lab Testing Should Prompt Compliance Review
Genetic testing now accounts for 43 percent of all Medicare Part B laboratory spending
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Overturning of Molecular Test Coverage Denials Varies Widely, According to UCSF Study
Research into independent medical review data in four states show payers’ internal policies affect rates of overturns
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Dx Deals: Fulgent Genetics Scores Two Laboratories in a Single Deal
It is acquiring Bako Diagnostics and StrataDx for a combined $55.5 million
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FDA Watch: Truvian Health Obtains 10 Additional FDA Clearances for TruVerus Platform
TruVerus is designed to perform a slew of clinical laboratory tests on as few as eight drops of blood
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CMS Ends Paper CLIA Certificates and Coupons Effective March 1
Laboratories must register for email-only communications and submit all CLIA fees electronically
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Up Next for Labs: PAMA Reporting Window Opens May 1
Cuts to reimbursement rates under PAMA have been pushed back again by Congress, this time to January 2027
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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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