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Results Act
Risk of Complacency May Be the Biggest Threat
Prevailing sentiment at the recent Executiv…
Expect RESULTS Act Vote by End of the Year
CEO SUMMARY: Evidence at the 2026 Executive War College suggests a coming push in clinical lab advocacy, focusing on the RESULTS Act to establish a permanent, database-driven reimbursement model. Simultaneously, federal regulators have floated the idea of heightened scruti…
In Earnings Calls, Execs at Quest and Labcorp Push for RESULTS Act
Chief executives at Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics made it clear during recent investor calls that they want Congress to pass the RESULTS Act. The Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act is seen b…
March 2, 2026, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) is pushing for passage of the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act of 2025 (RESULTS Act) with the goal of attaching it to a year-end spending bill in Congress. If successful, the legislation co…
Permanent PAMA Reform Must Happen in 2026
Previously, it would have been hard to imagine …
PAMA Cuts Averted Until ‘27; Labs Plan Next Move
CEO SUMMARY: Clinical laboratories have again avoided a potential financial disaster, at least for now, after Congress shifted PAMA cuts to test reimbursement rates until January 2027. However, the victory is temporary absent permanent PAMA reform. To that end, laboratory …
Cuts to Rural Labs Boost RESULTS Act Support
CEO SUMMARY: Two related legislative concerns should have the sharp attention of clinical laboratory leaders, particularly those in rural areas. On one end, PAMA cuts are scheduled to hit on Jan. 31 short of another reprieve from Congress. Meanwhile, lawmakers at a recent …
Top Stories in 2025 Played Out in Courts, Capitol Hill
CEO SUMMARY: The biggest story of the year for clinical laboratories came in a huge court victory, as a federal judge vacated the FDA’s final rule on laboratory developed tests. Labs breathed a sigh of relief after the court decision, as the FDA rule had promised to incr…
Labs Enter a Critical PAMA Reform Window
CEO SUMMARY: A reprieve of upcoming PAMA cuts to lab test reimbursement rates is official with an extension through Jan. 30, 2026. This, however, is not a lot of time and pressure is on the clinical laboratory industry to get the RESULTS Act passed to permanently reform PA…
From the Bench to Capitol Hill: Advocating for Laboratories
Many of us think our work ends at the clinical lab bench, but it doesn’t. Science extends into policy, advocacy, and the communities we serve. On October 21, I joined fellow members of the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) on Capitol Hill …
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Volume XXXIII, No. 7 – May 26, 2026
Momentum is building on Capitol Hill to pass the RESULTS Act, which would stave off drastic 15% reimbursement cuts under PAMA. Advocates seek lobbying help from clinical labs and anatomic pathology practices. Also, The Dark Report examines Roche’s deal to acquire PathAI.
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