US laboratory test payments rule: Congress urged to look a new look
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
An AdvaMed-backed bill that would improve Medicare's payment policies for clinical lab tests is being revived in Congress. The bipartisan Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act of 2003 (HR 569) was introduced last week by Representative Jennifer Dunn, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.