The lab industry continues to wait nervously for word from CMS regarding PAMA. Demand 1: Fix the Fee Schedule Methodology The industry's paramount concern remains the formula CMS proposes to use to … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Value-Based Care: AACC Cites Key Role of Lab Professionals in Making It Work
July 26, 2017
Laboratory professionals have a central role to play in supporting the transition to value-based care, according to a new American Academy of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) position statement. Lab … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Potential Negative Impact of AHCA on Genetic Testing
May 17, 2017
While it remains uncertain what the Senate will do with the American Health Care Act (AHCA), alarm is spreading about the legislation's implications for the estimated quarter of Americans under the … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Value of Price Transparency Questioned
May 17, 2017
Publishing testing prices in electronic ordering systems for inpatients may not lead to significant changes in clinician ordering behavior or associated fees, according to a study published April 21 … [Read more...]
LEGISLATION
Senate Renews Efforts to Reform LCD Processes
May 15, 2017
Efforts to improve the local coverage determination process have been renewed with the introduction of the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017. The proposed bill is the result of … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Will AHCA Adversely Affect Genetic Testing?
May 9, 2017
While it remains uncertain what the Senate will do with the American Health Care Act (AHCA), alarm is spreading about the legislation's implications for the estimated quarter of Americans under the … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
ACA Credited with Growth in Preventive Screenings
April 26, 2017
While efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continue despite the initial failure to pass the American Health Care Act, there has been some indication that the ACA has led to more … [Read more...]
LDTs
Draft Legislation Proposes New Category for LDTs
April 3, 2017
House of Representatives members Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) are looking for feedback on a discussion draft of legislation called the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act, … [Read more...]
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Executive Orders Move Forward Regulatory Reform Plans
March 31, 2017
At the end of February, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) aimed at furthering the promise to reduce regulatory burdens and costs. The President's Blueprint for the budget, which … [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...]
