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 hearing sought further information about the RESULTS Act, which would reform the […]
Cuts to Rural Labs Boost RESULTS Act Support
Lawmakers worry about how upcoming rate decreases will hurt smaller clinical laboratories
- By Scott Wallask
- > From the Volume XXXIII, No. 1 - January 19, 2026 Issue
- Tags: acla, American Clinical Laboratory Association, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, clfs, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, Commerce Subcommittee on Health, H.R.5269, House Committee on Energy, lab intelligence, PAMA, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act, Representative Frak Pallone, Representative John Joyce, Representative Morgan Griffith, Representative Richard Hudson, Representative Tom Kean, Results Act, Roche, Susan Van Meter, Thermo Fisher Scientific
