LCD Reform Bill Passes House; AdvaMed Praises Bill, Pathologists Seek Changes In Senate

The Advanced Medical Technology Association praised a Local Coverage Decision transparency bill that passed the House by voice vote Wednesday (Sept. 13), but the College of American Pathologists is urging the Senate to reinsert a key provision removed by Ways & Means and said the bill's appeals language was weakened prior to the House vote. The House also passed bills to direct HHS to finish updating regulations for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; create a three-year pilot...