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CAP Urges Highmark to Drop New Credentialing Requirements for NGS Testing
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is requesting that health insurer Highmark stop its new credentialing requirements for next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing that impose third-party validation of NGS results and [...]
Medical Groups Send Letter in Support of Senate Effort to Stop Medicare Pay Cuts in 2023
A coalition of medical professional organizations has asked senators to sign a letter showing support for preventing the 2023 Medicare payment cuts from going into effect. The coalition includes [...]
The CAP Explains How the Final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Finalizes the Proper Rank Order of Clinical Labor Rates
With the final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the proper rank order of the clinical labor rates for histotechnologists and [...]
Final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Includes Increase in Pathology Clinical Labor Rates
On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which finalizes the rank order of the clinical labor rates for [...]
Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Applications Scheduled for Discussion on Nov. 7
The Proprietary Laboratory Analyses-Technical Advisory Group (PLA-TAG) will discuss PLA applications on or around Nov. 7, 2022. PLA Codes, an addition to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set [...]
CAP to ONC: Align USCDI Standard With CLIA Requirements for Testing Reporting
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is urging the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to align the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) standard [...]
AHA, AMA File Amicus Brief in Support of Texas Lawsuit Challenging No Surprises Act Final Rule
On Sept. 22, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) announced they are filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed by the Texas Medical [...]
ACLA Launches New ‘Stop Lab Cuts’ Ad Campaign
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) launched a series of digital advertisements last week as part of the Stop Lab Cuts campaign that started in July. Since its launch, the [...]
2023 CPT Code Revisions
The American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2023 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set on September 9, 2022. After being considered by the CPT Editorial Panel, 393 editorial changes were [...]
ACLA Joins 26 Provider Organizations in Urging Congress to Protect Access to Critical Laboratory Tests
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and 26 other organizations representing laboratories, laboratory professionals, hospitals, health systems, physicians, and diagnostic manufacturers sent a letter urging Senate and House leaders to [...]