CEO SUMMARY: Assume that California’s Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) wins all challenges to enforcement of its interpretation of 51501(a). DHCS will get a one-time cash infusion as it collects money from labs which violated the state statute. But going forward, federally qualified health centers, independent practice associations, private payers, and patients will pay […]
Who Wins and Who Loses With 51501 Enforcement
Over many years, California’s health system has benefited from the nation’s lowest lab prices
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XVII No. 18 - December 27, 2010 Issue
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