By Robert Mazer bio The DOJ has announced two separate settlements involving claims for allegedly unnecessary special stains. Medicare permits a pathologist to order special stains when … [Read more...]
TOP OF THE NEWS
Trump Budget “Blueprint”: 4 Ways It Will Impact Labs
March 31, 2017
President Trump's 2018 budget proposal includes a number of items likely to affect your laboratory. Here are the four things lab managers need to know about the proposal. What It Is & Is Not The … [Read more...]
LEGISLATION
New Laws: Civil Monetary Penalties Get More Expensive—and Easier to Dish Out
December 29, 2016
One aspect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that is not likely to be repealed is the enhancement of penalties for Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse. That includes the new Regulation on civil … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
So, Now What? How a Trump Presidency Will Impact Labs & the ACA
November 25, 2016
Needless to say, the election of Donald Trump will have major ramifications on not just labs but the entire health care industry. But while changes are a certainty, it is far from clear what and how … [Read more...]
LEGISLATION
Labs Want Congress to Intervene on LDT Regulation
May 6, 2016
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the threshold of releasing final rules for its oversight of LDTs, the lab sector is taking a run at preserving the current regulatory model by essentially … [Read more...]
LEGISLATION
Bill Would Strip California of Its Authority to Regulate Laboratories
April 21, 2016
A bill is pending in the California Legislature that would take the licensing and inspection of clinical laboratories away from state regulators if signed into law. Authored by Assemblywoman Susan … [Read more...]
Legislation
ACLA Uses Cancer Initiative to Lobby on PAMA, LDTs
February 23, 2016
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) has applauded the Obama Administration’s proposal for a $1 billion cancer “Moon Shot Task Force” that would drive researchers closer to a cure for … [Read more...]
Despite Big Write-offs, Quest & LabCorp Report Strong First Quarters
May 26, 2015
The first quarter of the year looked pretty good for the two national laboratories, as Quest Diagnostics reported strong revenue growth and LabCorp began reaping the benefits of its huge acquisition … [Read more...]
Inside the Lab Industry: Labs Plugging Into Health Information Exchanges; Solstas, Quest, LabCorp All in Deals
Rochester, N.Y., has seen better days as a commercial hub. The upstate city near the Canadian border has lost most of its big employers over the decades, and its flagship company, Eastman Kodak, filed … [Read more...]
OIG Recommends Medicare Payment Cuts
Anew report by the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) concludes that the Medicare program could save nearly $1 billion a year by instituting double-digit payment cuts for … [Read more...]
