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Revised Stark and AKS Rules Are Good News for Labs
CEO SUMMARY: It must be rewarding for federal rulemakers at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the Inspector General to hear that attorneys representing clinical labs and pathology groups consider the new final rules for the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickb…
Understanding Key Parts of New AKS, Stark Law Rules
CEO SUMMARY: Both the federal Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute have been revised and the final rules became effective on Jan. 19. The good news for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups is that federal regulators from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a…
FDA Will Have No Authority Over Laboratory-Developed Tests, HHS Says
This is an excerpt of a 2,029-word article in the August 24, 2020 issue of THE DARK REPORT (TDR). The full article is available to members of The Dark Intelligence Group. CEO SUMMARY: A directive from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may have long-lasting implic…
Attorney Explains Risks from New ‘Support Act’
CEO SUMMARY: Legislation signed into law on Oct. 24 was designed to stem the nation’s opioid crisis. But in addition to applying to sober homes and addiction treatment centers, the law also applies to clinical laboratories. Called the ‘Support for Patients and Communities Act,’ the …
Use of ‘1099 Marketers’ and Lab Compliance Risk
CEO SUMMARY: Experts in lab compliance predict that clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups must anticipate tougher enforcement of federal and state laws this year. One source of increased compliance risk for lab companies is the rising use of third-party marketing agreements….
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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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