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Congress Again Considers Co-Insurance for Lab Tests
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII No. 11 – August 15, 2011 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Congressional cost-cutters are putting the 20% patient co-pay/coinsurance requirement for lab testing back on the table. The added complication this year is that the new Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is mandated to produce its own list of cuts to the Me…
Consequences of Underfunding Lab Test Services
By R. Lewis Dark | From the Volume XXVIII No. 11 – August 15, 2011 Issue
HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE FOR A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM to underfund clinical lab testing and anatomic pathology services before this ongoing financial erosion becomes visible in the form of systemic quality problems with lab tests? I believe the United States is now on the path to learning the answer to this …
June 13, 2011 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVIII No. 8 – June 13, 2011 Issue
In coming weeks, Agendia, probably best known for its genetic breast cancer test, hopes to complete an initial public offering (IPO). Agendia is a company based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with offices in Irvine, California. Its stock symbol will be “AGDX” and the shares will t…
Our Top Ten Lab Stories Highlight Major Changes
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 17 – December 6, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: What makes 2010 a watershed year for the laboratory testing industry is enactment of the 2,700-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Even if parts of this bill are repealed, the remaining parts of the massive legislation will trigger major changes …
Labs Hope to Renegotiate 1.75% Medicare Fee Cuts
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XVII No. 12 – August 23, 2010 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: As Congress crafted its reform of the nation’s healthcare system last year, it asked healthcare providers to contribute substantially to the cost of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The lab industry will see a 1.75% cut in reimbursement for Medicare …
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