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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case Challenging ACA Mandate for Free Preventive Care Services
A recent Supreme Court case is challenging access to free preventive care screenings for millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On April 21, the court heard oral [...]
Congressional Working Group Seeks Input From Stakeholders on National Standard for Data Privacy
A congressional data privacy working group is exploring federal data privacy and security framework parameters. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Vice Chair John Joyce, M.D. [...]
Primary Source Verification to Be Used for Verifying Personnel Qualifications Under CLIA
Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), surveyors may now accept Primary Source Verification (PSV) as evidence of compliance with mandated personnel qualifications. A policy memorandum posted on [...]
CMS Issues Final Rule Closing Medicare Advantage Loopholes
On April 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule making policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit program, [...]
Federal Court Final Ruling on FDA Regulation of LDTs
Regarding the ongoing lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices, Judge Sean D. Jordan of the United States District Court, [...]
CMS Releases Updates to CPT and HCPCS Codes
On March 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released updates for CPT and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes. CPT code G0567 was added to the national [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to ACA Coverage Mandate for Preventive Services
Updated draft recommendations for cervical cancer screening, released in December by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), are being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court. In updated draft recommendations [...]
Trump Administration Reinforces Price Transparency Requirements for Health Care Services
A recent executive order seeks to reinforce price transparency rules for health care services put in place during the first Trump administration through pricing standardization and stricter enforcement policies. President [...]
Legislation Introduced to Reverse FDA Final Rule on LDTs
Legislators and pathologists alike are expressing opposition to the final rule from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulating laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices. On Feb. 21, U.S. Reps. [...]
Key Market Trends Impacting RCM Laboratories
In a discussion with Dark Daily, Sarah Stewart, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Services, TELCOR, discusses what’s ahead for clinical lab billing. The following is a brief summary. Revenue cycle management (RCM) [...]