House Subcommittee Hearing Discusses Legislation Related to Medical Screening Tests and Services Access
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing Thursday to discuss legislation...
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Bipartisan RESULTS Act Introduced to Protect Access to Laboratory Services
The Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act (H.R. 5269/S.2761) was...
CAP Calls for Improvements to Health Information Technology at HHS
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make...
CAP Advocates for Tariff Exemption for Medical Device Products, Including Laboratory Supplies
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to exempt medical device products,...
FDA Formally Rescinds Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally rescinded its final rule regulating laboratory-developed tests as...
CMS to Allow Billing of Laboratory Specimen Collection Travel Allowance to Nearest 10th of a Mile
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will now allow laboratories to bill the laboratory specimen...
CMS Announces Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative to Streamline Health Care Information Sharing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the introduction of the Health Tech Ecosystem initiative...
Humana to Eliminate One-Third of Prior Authorization Requirements for Outpatient Services by 2026
Humana announced on July 22 that it would accelerate efforts to eliminate its prior authorization requirements.
CLIA Program Transitioning to Paperless System for Notifications and Payment
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification is transitioning to a paperless system for receiving...
CMS Expands Medicare Coverage for Molecular Diagnostic Tests
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding Medicare coverage for genetic testing through the MolDX...
CMS Launches WISeR Model to Target Wasteful Medicare Spending
On June 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new model for expediting prior authorization...