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Pathologists: Will CDHP-insured Patients Pay You?
FOR THOSE AMONG YOU WHO THINK STRATEGICALLY, our White Paper is sure to be a revelation. It is a sophisticated and detailed overview of the role Consumer-Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) will play in the upcoming revolution within the American healthcare system. Today I’d like to address one specific…
Helping Labs Get Ahead Of the CDHP Tsunami
THIS IS THE THIRD WHITE PAPER published by THE DARK REPORT in the past 10 years. We think you will find it the single most important intelligence briefing we’ve produced. That’s because of two reasons. First, the American healthcare system is in the earliest stages of total revolution. Like ever…
Consumer-Directed Health Plans To Be Healthcare’s Next Wave
“There is an opportunity for laboratories to put strategies in place to benefit from the changes triggered by wider use of CDHPs.” —Paul Mango CEO SUMMARY: It is widely known that growing numbers of employers are turning to consumer-directed…
Picking Top Ten Stories Of 2005 for Lab Industry
CEO SUMMARY: THE DARK REPORT offers its pic…
Payers Begin Speeding Up Payment to Physicians
CEO SUMMARY: Labs and pathology groups have always found it tough to bill patients and collect a high proportion of those obligations. That situation is about to change, and fast! Payers recognize that, as more consumers are required to pay higher deductibles, co-pays, and out-of-pocket e…
NYC Collects Lab Results To Monitor Diabetics
CEO SUMMARY: With an estimated 780,000 diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetics in their city, officials at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene decided to take proactive action. Labs will now electronically report HbA1c test results electronically to city health officials…
AmeriPath Will Acquire Specialty Laboratories
CEO SUMMARY: It’s a surprise to most lab industry observers. AmeriPath, a company built around 400 anatomic pathologists working mostly in community hospitals, is acquiring a national reference/esoteric testing company. However, this deal may be better understood by looking at the motiv…
GE Healthcare Will Acquire IDX Systems for $1.2 Billion
BIG CORPORATIONS continue racing to create the universal EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and a fully-integrated healthcare informatics platform. Last Thursday, September 29, General Electric Co. announced that it would pay $1.2 billion to acquire IDX Systems Corporation …
Bio-Reference Labs Develops Regional & Niche Strategies
CEO SUMMARY: Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (BRLI) of Elmwood Park, New Jersey is a lab company on a roll. In just five years, it has grown from $66 million to more than $160 million in annual revenues. For regional laboratories across the country, BRLI’s business strategies demon…
WSJ Slams Client Bill For Lab Test Services
CEO SUMMARY: In a front-page story last Friday, the Wall Street Journal published an investigative story on the topic of client billing for laboratory testing and anatomic pathology services. It’s a “must-read” story for all pathologists and lab managers. For years, the lab industry…
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Volume XXXII, No. 13 – September 15, 2025
The Dark Report examines a new bill that would reform PAMA and avoid reimbursement rate cuts scheduled for January 2026. Clinical laboratory leaders are urged to make their voices heard in Congress. Also, an expert describes how labs can fix pre-analytical errors and avoid disaster.
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