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Medicare Pays 500% More for Molecular Test Claims
In some states between 2018 and 2019, Medicare paid 500% to 700% more for some genetic tests
CEO SUMMARY: Rapid growth in what Medicare spent for molecular tests in recent years may lead federal investigators to increase scrutiny of fraudulent billing for clinical laboratory and molecular pathology tests, according to a lab consultant who has tracked such spending in recent y...
DOJ $6B Fraud Crackdown Charges 345 Defendants
Largest enforcement action in department history also ensnares molecular and drug-testing lab firms
CEO SUMMARY: Department of Justice cases involving clinical labs or molecular test claims may represent about half (or about $3 billion) of the total fraudulent claims. Those claims stem from genetic testing, urine-drug and other tests, and healthcare services, the DOJ said. In additi...
High-Complexity Mobile Labs for COVID-19 Testing
Company offers on-site testing with fast results for employers, sporting events, concerts, and more
CEO SUMMARY: Demand for high-complexity mobile coronavirus testing facilities is high, according to the CEO of a start-up company building 25 clinical labs in mobile trailers that can do hundreds of tests per eight-hour day. Employers, schools, event organizers, and other entities all...
LIS Update LIS and Lab Informatics Vendors Report Second Quarter Earnings
During one earnings conference call, a CEO described labs’ growing interest in moving their LIS to the Cloud
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR for companies that sell laboratory information systems (LIS) to the nation’s clinical laboratories. Because of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, labs have delayed decisions to acquire or upgrade their existing LIS systems, as well as previously-scheduled installs of new o...
Lab Regulatory Update UnitedHealth Sets More Billing Rules for Labs, Pathologists
UHC seeks refunds for some prostate biopsies and requires member consent for out-of-network referrals
SUBMITTING CLINICAL LABORATORY AND PATHOLOGY TEST CLAIMS to UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will be more complex after the nation’s largest health insurer announced three significant changes in its claims processing procedures. The three changes involve: • Requests for refunds from anatomic pa...
Lab Finances to Become More Challenging
When you finish reading our story about how Medicare spending for molecular and genetic tests jumped by as much as 700% in certain states during 2019, you’ll be among the first in the nation to understand why a financial crisis is soon to wash over those clinical laboratories and pathology groups that perform genetic tests. We thank Bruce Quinn, MD, PhD, principal ...
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THE DARK REPORT HAS ANALYSIS showing potential reasons why the Department of Justice has generated its largest lab fraud crackdown in history. $6B in allegedly fraudulent claims and 345 defendants may well be the result of an explosion in molecular test claims in 2019. Also, another competitor has entered the lab marketplace, this time with portable COVID-19 testing labs in trailers.
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