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SALSA Expected to Be Reintroduced in the House and Senate This Week
The Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA) is set to be reintroduced with bipartisan support in both the House and Senate this week, according to the National Independent Laboratory [...]
CMS Issues Revised Guidance to Resume Processing All Payment Determinations Under NSA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17 updated its independent dispute resolution (IDR) process guidance to resume processing all payment determinations under the No Surprises Act [...]
Washington State Insurance Commissioner Delays State’s Transition to No Surprises Act IDR Process
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) released a decision on Feb. 27 to delay the state’s transition to the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) independent dispute resolution [...]
Access to Expanded Carrier Screening: Recommendations and Legislation
Within the Feb. 9 guidelines from the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) are some notable recommendations for laboratories to increase equitable access to expanded carrier screening (ECS). “Efforts should [...]
New NSGC Guidelines Recommend Making Expanded Carrier Screening More Widely Available
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) released practice guidelines on Feb. 9 that stress the need for expanded carrier screening for reproductive risk assessment. Katelynn G. Sagaser, of Juno [...]
IDRs May Resume Certain Payment Determinations Under No Surprises Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that effective Feb. 27, certified independent dispute resolution (IDR) entities can resume issuing No Surprises Act payment determinations for payment disputes [...]
CMS Evaluates Blanket Waivers and Flexibilities Put in Place During Public Health Emergency
Under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), which is set to end May 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used emergency waiver and various regulatory authorities to [...]
Following Texas Court Decision, CMS Puts Hold on Payment Determinations Under No Surprises Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a Feb. 10 notice instructed certified Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) entities to hold all payment determinations under the No Surprises Act [...]
CMS Announces Changes to Laboratory Edit Software
In a December Medicare Learning Network article, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced changes to the laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) edit software coming in the April 2023 [...]
CMS Increasing Specimen Collection Fees, Travel Allowances for 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized an increase for 2023 in the specimen collection fee and travel allowances paid by Medicare Part B for a laboratory [...]