A federal district court May 5 vacated a preliminary injunction order blocking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from enforcing a provision in an anti-markup rule that would have made substantial changes to the way physicians bill for anatomic pathology diagnostic testing services (Atlantic Urological Associates PA v. Leavitt).

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June 2008 - Table of Contents

GCR June 2008 (full PDF issue)

OIG Modifies Self-Disclosure Protocol: Integrity Agreements No Longer Required

Court Dismisses Case Against Anti-Markup Rule

Committee Recommends Additional Oversight of Genetic Tests

CMS Mandates Switch to Single Medicare ABN by Sept. 1

Where Have All the Non-Waived POLs Gone?

CMS Revisits Controversial Stark Provision

News in Brief (0806)