On June 23, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a long-awaited final rule making major changes in the way Medicare will pay for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs). The changes were...more
On February 16, 2016, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a cost estimate report on the Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (S. 2368). The purpose of the Act is to address the...more
On September 25, 2015, CMS released proposed rulemaking that would extensively revise payment and reporting requirements for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs), as paid on the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule...more
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would drastically change the payment rates for clinical laboratory services beginning January 1, 2017 (the “Proposed...more
On the first of this month, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. The measure extends a multitude of provisions that were set to expire and also incorporates many provisions that may...more
On April 1, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 was enacted into law (Pub. L. 113-93). Section 216, entitled Improving Medicare Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests, modernizes the Medicare payment...more