President Biden submitted his first budget to Congress. In case you don’t have the time or stomach to read the 1,000+ page document, here’s a very high-level briefing of what lab managers should know … [Read more...]
Inside the Beltway
President Calls for Cutting NIH Budget but Congress Increases It Instead
July 21, 2020
The Trump administration wanted to slash the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget but Congress wouldn’t allow it. It’s been the same narrative for the past four years. But even though it’s … [Read more...]
Congress to HHS
Give Labs the Money They Need to Develop COVID-19 Testing Capacity
June 17, 2020
This is a bad time to be a clinical lab in the U.S. Although a recovery seems to be in the works, the pandemic has drastically reduced testing for just about anything and everything other than … [Read more...]
Two New Bills
New Federal Legislation Would Give Labs Grants to Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity
June 17, 2020
We all hope the worst of the pandemic is over and that life can get back to something like normal. But even as America reopens, the disturbing truth remains that the virus is still out there and that … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Politics & Lab Testing
$3 Trillion HEROES Stimulus Bill Clears House Will Die in Senate
May 20, 2020
On May 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 208 to 199, a new $3 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill that includes $75 billion to support diagnostic testing and contact tracing … [Read more...]
ANTI-KICKBACK
Alabama Doctors, Cardio Practice, Settle Genetic Testing Kickback Claims for $1.1 Million
December 19, 2019
Case: Three doctors and a cardiology practice, all based in Alabama, have agreed to shell out $1.1 million for allegedly taking bribes from a now-bankrupt genetic testing company in the Seattle area. … [Read more...]
PAMA
PAMA Unlocks Golden Age for Innovative Diagnostics
July 30, 2018
By Chance Scott bio The publication of the 2018 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) in January saw a long and heated debate within the lab community come to fruition. When Congress … [Read more...]
FUNDING
Trump Budget “Blueprint” Proposes NIH Cuts, Increases for FDA User Fees and Enforcement
March 31, 2017
The headlines are harsh. "Terrible," devastating," and "crippling," are words the biomedical industry is using to describe President Trump's proposed cuts to science and … [Read more...]
FUNDING
Budget Blueprint: Funding for Tech Down But Increases for Enforcement
March 27, 2017
The headlines are harsh. "Terrible," devastating," and "crippling," are words the biomedical industry is using to describe President Trump's proposed cuts to science and medical research in his 2018 … [Read more...]
FUNDING
Labs and Diagnostics Central to 2017 Federal Budget Requests
March 3, 2016
Diagnostics figure prominently in key portions of the federal budget for Fiscal Year 2017. Significant funding is devoted to precision medicine, cancer, antibiotic resistance, and of course, Medicare … [Read more...]
