Lab Industry Ramping Up Heart, Diabetes Tests Covered Under Rx Bill
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Increased lab test use likely will occur under a provision in the Medicare reform bill covering an initial preventive physical exam for beneficiaries, according to MCF Compliance President Charles Root
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