LAB Act Included In Must-Pass, US 2020 Appropriations Bill Legislation Due To Be Signed By 20 December
Executive Summary
The US Congress and President Donald Trump are expected to clear and sign off on the Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act favored by the clinical laboratory industry and manufacturers of in vitro test kits, as part of a must-pass appropriations bill intended to keep the US government open and funded for the balance of the 2020 fiscal year.
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