Labs Say Pay Scheme Ignores Law By Excluding Prices For Hospital Tests

The new pay system for laboratory tests that CMS published Friday (Nov. 17) mostly ignores the advice of the American Clinical Laboratory Association, and the lobby group is trying to get lawmakers to delay the pay system and make the agency rework it. ACLA President Julie Khani said the pay rates will devastate clinical labs, especially those that serve nursing homes and rural areas. Medicare historically has paid more for lab tests than have commercial payers, so the Protecting Access...