Lab concerns with Medicare legislation
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Provision in Senate version requiring a 20% co-pay on diagnostics for Medicare patients would "put a lot of pressure on laboratories," Dade Behring's Louise Pearson, VP and general counsel, maintained July 22 at AACC's annual meeting in Philadelphia. "The 20% co-pay would average about $2.30, and the actual cost of billing that out is around $15," she noted. Labs also are opposed to a provision in the House version that would implement competitive bidding for lab tests (1"The Gray Sheet" June 23, 2003, p. 12)...