New Guidance Released for Cervical Cancer Detection
Recently released AACC document covers newly updated screening guidelines as well as information on surveillance and diagnosis.
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Lab Business: It’s Back to Basics for LabCorp & Enzo Biochem
Enzo recently announced that it is selling its lab division to LabCorp for $146 million in cash.
Clinical Lab Services Market to Be Worth More than $125.6 Billion by 2030
A recently released report estimates that the US market will grow at a CAGR of 4.2 percent over the next seven years.
Weekly Enforcement Report: Lab Owners Charged in 2 Fraud Schemes
The owners face fraud charges in two different schemes, one involving urine drug testing and one involving COVID-19 testing.
OIG Greenlights Pharma Patient Assistance Arrangement
New Advisory Opinion 23-01 is similar to other arrangements the OIG has approved in the past.
FDA Says It’s Prepared to Impose LDT Regulations
If Congress won’t do it, we will, the FDA says of laboratory developed test reform.
Federal Court Strikes Down No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution Rules
The rules unfairly favor insurers in out-of-network payment disputes, court says.
Recent Blood-Based Tests May Help Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
Though not yet recommended for screening by the ACS or other medical groups, recently developed blood-based tests show promise.
Weekly Enforcement Report: Medical Centers Pay Big
Recently announced enforcement actions saw three big settlements, with two of those coming from medical centers.
OIG Sounds the Warning on Overbilling of G0483 Definitive Drug Tests
Labs may be billing Medicare for high-reimbursing and medically unnecessary drug tests, according to the OIG.
Amazon Makes Bold Move into DTC Healthcare Services
Though the e-commerce giant recently closed its acquisition of One Medical, FTC antitrust intervention could disrupt Amazon’s plans.
Weekly Enforcement Report: All Quiet on the Laboratory Front
Though labs were again absent from recent key enforcement actions, sentences were handed down in other healthcare-related cases.
Lab Industry Earnings Take a Beating in the Fourth Quarter
Drying COVID-19 testing demand drove revenues down, but not as much as expected.
