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December 2024

Top 10 Lab Stories for 2024 Do Reflect Important Trends

Most clinical laboratory managers will agree that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) is the biggest lab industry story for 2024. Every laboratory performing LDTs must now devote money and time to comply with the final rule. However, another Top 10 Lab Industry Story centers around the […]

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December 16, 2024, Intelligence Late-Breaking Lab News

Sonic Healthcare Ltd of Sydney, Australia, announced the acquisition of clinical laboratory company LADR (Laboratory Group Dr. Kramer & Colleagues) based in Geesthacht, Germany, on Dec. 9, 2024. The enterprise value of the deal is €423 million (US$446.9 million). LADR operates a network of stand-alone and hospital medical laboratories throughout the country. MORE ON: Sonic

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Lab Briefs: Dec. 16, 2024

55,000 Members of Class Action Case Involving Labcorp Employees of Labcorp are now members of a class action lawsuit that accuses the public lab company of mismanaging its 401(k) retirement plan. This fall, a federal judge ruled that the original defendant in this lawsuit had standing. Judge Lorreta C. Biggs of the United States District

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Gold Cards Offer Labs Limited Relief for Prior Auth Woes

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our column, Virchow, is written by anonymous insiders working within the managed care world. The column aims to help clients of The Dark Report better understand the decisions, policies, and actions of payers as they manage their laboratory networks, establish coverage guidelines, process lab test claims, and audit labs. In July, I wrote

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Owens & Minor Sues Anthem BCBS of Virginia

CEO SUMMARY: For years, clinical laboratories and pathology groups have expressed frustration with the lack of transparency by health plans in how they handle claims, set prices, and establish coverage guidelines. Now, because of recent federal laws and rules concerning health data transparency, a new crop of lawsuits are accusing health plans of withholding data,

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Top 10 Lab Stories for 2024 Reflect Important Trends

CEO SUMMARY: Most clinical laboratory managers will agree that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) is the biggest lab industry story for 2024. Every laboratory performing LDTs must now devote money and time to comply with the final rule. However, another Top 10 Lab Industry Story centers

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Lawsuits Challenge Business Practices of Health Plans

IT MAY BE THAT SEVERAL RECENT FEDERAL LAWS AND RULES ON TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTHCARE are allowing aggrieved parties to pull back the curtain on unsavory practices at certain health insurance companies. Both self-insured employers and the employees of these companies are filing lawsuits claiming that payers are violating these laws. The Dark Report is the

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