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Testing at Pharmacies Enters a Murky Future
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Five years ago, it seemed a solid prediction that retail pharmacies would establish a stronghold in primary care and offer wider access to common diagnostic testing services that clinical laboratories provide. Fast forward to 2025, and the market does not look…
February 17, 2025, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 3 – February 17, 2025 Issue
To implement a corporate restructuring, Becton Dickinson (BD) announced on Feb. 5, 2025, that it would proceed to “separate BD’s Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business from the rest of BD.” The company plans to complete this action by the end of 2025. Clinical laboratori…
Owens & Minor Sues Anthem BCBS of Virginia
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 17 – December 16, 2024 Issue
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 transp…
Layoffs at Major Health Plans Slow Processing of Lab Claims
By Virchow | From the Volume XXXI, Number 1 – January 16, 2024 Issue
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Hospitals, Pharmacies Struggle to Be Profitable
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 15 – October 23, 2023 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Pharmaceutical companies may be posting strong growth in revenue and profits. But that’s not true for the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chains. Rite Aid’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing earlier this month put a spotlight on financial stress at all the retail pharmacy c…
Babson Diagnostics’ Hybrid Model Combines Quality, Convenience
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXIX, No. 16 – November 21, 2022 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Responding to its own data about consumer preferences, healthcare technology company Babson Diagnostics is pursuing a new hybrid model for blood draws that it believes brings together the best of clinical laboratories and retail pharmacies. Laboratory managers and patho…
2021’s Top 10 Lab Stories Highlight Important Trends
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 17 – December 20, 2021 Issue
This is an excerpt of a 3,075-word article in the December 20, 2021 issue of THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: Much like 2020, the pandemic dominated our new list of the top 10 lab stories for 2021. Beyond…
2021’s Top 10 Lab Stories Confirm Important Trends
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 17 – December 20, 2021 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Much like 2020, the pandemic dominated our new list of the top 10 lab industry stories for 2021. Beyond COVID-19 testing, the virus crept its way into long-term trends, such as pathology jobs and technology innovation. New ways of delivering healthcare will need respons…
July 26, 2021 Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 10 – July 26, 2021 Issue
Intermountain Healthcare of Salt Lake City announced that it plans to close 25 of its 26 retail pharmacies as early as next month. It cited declining business and a new business arrangement with CVS Health, the national pharmacy chain. Daron Crowley, Intermountain’s media relations di…
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Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025
Now that a federal judge has vacated the FDA’s LDT rule, The Dark Report analyzes the judgement and notes the various steps the FDA could take in response. Also, lab testing at pharmacies is proving to be less successful than was once anticipated.
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