Calif. House Democrats Back Labs' Efforts To Avoid Big Cuts To Advanced Diagnostic Pay

A group of House Democrats from California are backing laboratories' efforts to avoid reimbursement cuts of up to 85 percent next year for a handful of advanced diagnostics. The lawmakers insist that Medicare administrative contractors meet with labs, but a lobbyist said so far that hasn't happened. The proposed pay cuts are part of the temporary reimbursement rates that CMS must set while it works out the new lab fee schedule. The Protecting Access to Medicare Act directs CMS to...