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My Green Lab Prepares Full-Scale Entry into Diagnostics
AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF REDUCED SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE CORPORATE AND POLITICAL WORLDS, environmental stewardship remained a topic of discussion  at the Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine’s (ADLM) 2025 conference. Among the more interesting announcements wa…
At ADLM 2025, Spotlight Shines on Relationships
CEO SUMMARY: At the ADLM conference, a new industry survey about the dynamic relationship between medical laboratories, physicians, and patients presented a strong argument for labs taking the lead in communicating and being more accessible to their colleagues. A troubleso…
Lab Stakeholders Discuss PAMA Reform
CEO SUMMARY: Medical labs need to brace for more action to counter pending test reimbursement rate cuts under PAMA. Although labs have received PAMA reprieves from Congress over the last few years, laboratory associations argue that Congress needs to vote on long-term reforms rather than …
Immigration Enforcement Considerations for Labs
CEO SUMMARY: ICE audits and immigration sweeps are on the rise and garnering plenty of public attention. There has also been a significant increase in the US government’s budget for immigration and border enforcement. With that in mind, compliance with Form I-9 regul…
How Medicaid Cuts May Affect Clinical Labs
CEO Summary: As lawmakers debate the merits of President Donald Trump’s budget bill, it appears that Medicaid changes are on the horizon. For medical laboratories, three immediate areas to monitor include potentially decreased Medicaid recipients, federal cuts to Medicai…
June 2, 2025, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
Our sibling publication, G2 Intelligence, reported in May about a new Department of Justice (DOJ) memorandum that indicated prosecutors will seek to exercise fairness when deciding how to pursue fraud cases against clinical laboratories and other organizations. The DOJ emphasiz…
Economic, Tech Changes Drive Lab Concerns
CEO SUMMARY: Uncertainty around tariffs, future regulations, and artificial intelligence (AI) defined the mood at the 2025 Executive War College, where nearly 1,000 lab leaders gathered. Speakers warned of how stagnant healthcare spending could trickle down to labs. Meanwh…
LDT Oversight May Fall to Congress, CLIA
CEO SUMMARY: After a federal court struck down the FDA’s final rule on laboratory developed tests, attention has shifted to Congress and CLIA as likely paths forward for oversight. A lack of bipartisan momentum makes new legislation unlikely in the near term. Experts sug…
Trump Signs Executive Order on Price Transparency
ON FEBRUARY 25, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER targeted at driving price transparency requirements for hospitals and insurers. The order aims to strictly enforce a previous rule, signed during his first term, intended to provide patients with cl…
White House Is Off to a Fast Start, So Pay Attention
We already see the second term of President Donald Trump…
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Volume XXXII, No. 14 – October 6, 2025
The Dark Report examines increasing healthcare costs for employers and how clinical labs can help those employers. Also, an in-depth case study shows how one hospital system regained its outreach program after originally ceding it to a national lab company, adding millions to the system’s bottom line.
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