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HHS Urged to Reinstate Clinical Laboratory Improvements Advisory Committee
The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) urged the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) to reinstate the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Advisory Committee (CLIAC) in a May 14 [...]
Medicare Administrative Contractor Expands Coverage of Special Histochemical, Immunohistochemical Stains
A revised local coverage determination, effective June 7, 2025, expands coverage for special histochemical stains and immunohistochemical (IHC) stains. Cigna Government Services, the Medicare Administrative Contractor for Ohio and Kentucky, [...]
CLIA Changes Fees & Certificates
CLIA Changes Fees & Certificates Beginning March 1, 2026, laboratories must switch to email notifications to start receiving electronic Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) fee coupons and certificates. After March [...]
CMS Publishes Updates to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the following updates to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS): The next data reporting period is Jan. 1, 2026, to March [...]
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 [...]