There were several exciting days this past month for those of us concerned with issues facing clinical labs. As discussed in this space in July’s CLP, in June of this year, the US House of Representatives passed a bill, HR 6331, that repe
Read MoreMembers of the Senate cast a 69-30 vote to invoke cloture to allow consideration of The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331), then immediately passed the bill by unanimous consent. The President will now consider the legislation.
Read MoreDue to the state of emergency for California, the bidders conference for the Medicare clinical laboratory services competitive bidding demonstration project planned for Oct 31, 2007 in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif metropolitan area has been postponed.
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have selected the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California metropolitan area as the first of two locations for a competitive bidding demonstration for clinical laboratory services provided to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries.
Read MoreAACC is advocating for the repeal of CMSs demonstration project to competitively bid clinical lab services.
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