April 21, 2025, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 6 – April 21, 2025 Issue

The administration of President Donald Trump is calling for a $40 billion cut in funding to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a report in The Washington Post on April 16. This amount would come from HHS discretionary spending,…

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Upcoming Executive War College to Cover Important Lab Trends

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXII, No. 4 – March 10, 2025 Issue

New developments now changing the landscape in health-care and the clinical laboratory market will be addressed at the upcoming 30th Annual Executive War College on Diagnostic, Clinical Laboratory, and Pathology Management that happens on April 29-30, 20…

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State of Whole Genome Sequencing of Newborns

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXXI, No. 14 – October 14, 2024 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Genetic medicine continues to support advances in precision medicine (or personalized medicine, if you prefer). This is true in pediatrics, where several statewide pilot programs—each involving tens of thousands of newborns—are publishing studies that demonstrate how exom…

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Year’s Top 10 Lab Stories Contain Surprises & Twists

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 18 – December 26, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: With the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic now in the rearview mirror of the nation’s clinical labs and pathology groups, the important news stories of 2023 were mostly about developments where the consequences will influence laboratory operations in coming years. Artificial intelligence…

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Whole Genome Sequencing for Newborns Gains Favor

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXX, Number 16 – November 13, 2023 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Evidence is swiftly accumulating that use of rapid Whole Genome Sequencing (rWGS) for certain children in NICUs can enable diagnostic insights that guide effective interventions. Further, these pilot rWGS programs in childrens’ hospitals are showing a solid return on invest…

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January 14, 2019 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVI No. 1 – January 14, 2019 Issue

Up to 10,000 patients will get free genetic testing at Northwell Health, the nation’s largest urban health network. In a deal announced on Jan. 9, Northwell Health and Color, a genetic testing company, will collaborate on a program to offer geneti…

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In Florida, More Tests Added to UHC’s Decision-Support Program

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXV No. 1 – January 2, 2018 Issue

IN THE FIRST BROAD EXPANSION OF ITS pilot decision-support program for clinical lab testing in Florida, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will add genetic and molecular tests, drug tests, and pathology procedures, among other assays starting in two months. On March 1, UHC will expand its labor…

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Health System Lab Is Genotyping To Identify Best Drugs for Patients

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 2 – January 30, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: One essential element of precision medicine will be the regular use of pharmacogenomic testing to provide additional guidance to physicians when selecting the most appropriate therapeutics and optimal dose for each individual patient. Despite the reluctance of private payers …

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China Invests $9 Billion In Precision Medicine

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIV No. 1 – January 9, 2017 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In the 1960s, it was a race to be first in space between the United States and the Soviet Union. This decade, it’s a race to be first in genetic and precision medicine between the U.S. and China. To that end, the Chinese government has budgeted $9 billion as an investment t…

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Gene Testing Lab Goes ‘Cold Turkey,’ Stops Billing Health Plans

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXIII No. 6 – May 2, 2016 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Last year, Kailos Genetics stopped collecting third-party payment, dropped its prices sharply, and started marketing its genetic-screening tests directly to consumers and physicians. At the time, 100% of its revenue came from third-party payers. Today, it gets 100% of its rev…

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