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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 …
Congress is Listening. Labs Must Step Up on PAMA
Just as The Dark Report went to press for this issue, the US federal government reopened after the longest shutdown in the country’s history. And while political pundits on both sides of the spectrum argued about who won and lost during the shutdown, it was clear that the cli…
After SALSA Hits a Wall, New RESULTS Act Steps In
Upon reading the briefing in the last issue about the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, someof our members may have wondered,“What happened to SALSA?” SALSA, more formally known as the…
RESULTS Act Offers Another Chance at PAMA Relief
OVER YOUR SHOULDER, YOU MAY HEAR THE CLOCK TICK…
Labs Directly Attack Upcoming PAMA Cuts
CEO SUMMARY: The clinical laboratory industry once again finds itself advocating on Capitol Hill for proposed legislation to deal with an old problem: test reimbursement rate cuts under PAMA. While Congress has delayed scheduled rate cuts for the last several years, PAMA c…
CURRENT ISSUE
Volume XXXII, No. 17 – December 8, 2025
Laboratory professionals are urged to make their voices heard in Congress as the end of a brief reprieve to PAMA cuts comes on January 30, 2026. Congress is said to be inclined to address reformation of PAMA now. Also, pathologists are slowly switching to cloud storage for their digital slides.
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