Congress Moves to Require Medicare Coverage of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests
Federal lawmakers have renewed efforts to pass legislation ensuring Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests.
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Whistleblowers: SCOTUS Gives DOJ Wider Authority to Dismiss Meritless Qui Tam Cases
Ruling could spell good news for labs and other healthcare providers targeted by whistleblowers in False Claims Act qui tam lawsuits.
Congress Moves to Permanently Restore Medicare Coverage of Pharmacy Lab Tests
Congress is renewing its previous efforts to make Medicare reimbursement of pharmacy testing permanent—here’s what that could mean for labs.
Will AHCA Adversely Affect Genetic Testing?
From - National Intelligence Report
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…
Draft Legislation Proposes New Category for LDTs
From - National Intelligence Report
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…
The New Overtime Rules are Put on Hold. What Does That Mean for You?
By Mike O'Brien bio
As most of you know by now, I'm sure, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized a new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rule that, among other things, raises the minimum salary threshold required to qualify for…
House Proposes Replacement Health Care Legislation
From - National Intelligence Report
Efforts to replace Obamacare are moving forward with legislation called the American Health Care Act proposed by two House committees…
Health Care Organizations Urge Congress to Update LDT Oversight
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The 7 Things Labs Need to Know About the Trump Travel Ban
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Health Orgs Seek LDT Oversight
From - National Intelligence Report
Calling the current regulatory system for laboratory developed tests (LDTs) "inadequate and in urgent need of updating," the…
ACA Still Intact for Now, But for How Long?
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Labs Stop VA from Allowing APRNs to Perform Lab Tests
From - National Intelligence Report
The laboratory sector has successfully fought a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that would have allowed advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) to "perform and supervise" lab testing. Numerous organizations, including…