LDT Oversight Remains Under CLIA, for NowBy Scott Wallask | Apr 4, 2025 | 1 min readJudge rules that the FDA has ‘no authority’ to issue its rule governing laboratory-developed tests
Further Details to Note about Updated Clinical Lab Director QualificationsBy Ron Shinkman | Mar 20, 2025 | 1 min readPut into place late last year, the new rules place more emphasis on formal and continuing education requirements
New CMS TCET Rule Likely Won’t Hasten Medicare Coverage of Breakthrough DevicesBy Glenn S. Demby | Aug 24, 2023 | 1 min readRecently proposed rule seems too stringent to reduce the lag between FDA approval and Medicare coverage.
CMS Develops Additional Code for Coronavirus Lab Tests By Glenn S. Demby | Mar 8, 2020 | 2 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
Billing & Coding: Use New HCPCS Code U0001 to Bill Medicare for CDC Coronavirus TestBy Glenn S. Demby | Mar 2, 2020 | 1 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
CLIA: CMS Issues Guidance on How Labs Should Perform Coronavirus TestingBy Glenn S. Demby | Feb 27, 2020 | 2 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
By the Numbers: Improper Medicare Payments Hit 10-Year LowBy Glenn S. Demby | Jan 13, 2020 | 1 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
PAMA: The New LAB Act Buys Labs One Year of Price Reporting ReliefBy Glenn S. Demby | Jan 13, 2020 | 2 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
Genetic Testing: CMS Proposes Expanding NGS Testing EligibilityBy Glenn S. Demby | Jan 2, 2020 | 2 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
CLIA: CMS Revises State Operations Manual for LabsBy Glenn S. Demby | Jan 2, 2020 | 2 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
Hospital Labs: CMS Pushes Forward with Controversial Price Transparency RulesBy Glenn S. Demby | Jan 2, 2020 | 2 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here
The Year in Labs Regulation: The 6 Biggest Stories of 2019By Glenn S. Demby | Jan 2, 2020 | 6 min read"May you live...
Medicare Reimbursement: CMS Eases Coverage Restrictions on NGS Testing of Early-Stage Cancer PatientsBy Glenn S. Demby | Nov 11, 2019 | 2 min read... Subscribe to View Start a Free Trial for immediate access to this article Try For Free Already a member? Log in here