CEO SUMMARY: Clinical laboratories have again avoided a potential financial disaster, at least for now, after Congress shifted PAMA cuts to test reimbursement rates until January 2027. However, the victory is temporary absent permanent PAMA reform. To that end, laboratory leaders need to push lawmakers to pass the RESULTS Act, with one healthcare attorney suggesting […]
PAMA Cuts Averted Until ‘27; Labs Plan Next Move
Now the focus shifts to passing the RESULTS Act this year for a more permanent PAMA solution
- By Scott Wallask
- > From the Volume XXXIII, No. 2 - February 9, 2026 Issue
- Tags: Bass Berry and Sims, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, clfs, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, Daniele, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, HHS, lab risk & compliance, PAMA, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services, Results Act, Sloane, US Department of Health and Human Services
