CEO SUMMARY: Once again, the lab industry faces a mixed bag following passage of a new law by Congress last week. Besides the one-year fix for the SGR, H.R. 4302 also has language that may defer adjustments to Medicare Part B lab test fees until 2017 and creates a new procedure for Medicare officials to […]
Congress’ New SGR Law Has Mixed News for Labs
SGR law initiates lab reporting requirements and multi-year adjustments to lab test prices
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXI No. 5 - April 7, 2014 Issue
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