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Sidebar: Lab Industry Gains From 2008 Medicare Bill

• Total repeal of the competitive bidding demonstration project
• Lab fee schedule updated by 4.5 percent in 2009
• Reversal of 10.6 percent reduction in physician fee schedule
• Extension of TC grandfather clause for 18 months

August 2008 - Table of Contents

LIR August 2008 (full PDF issue)

Medicare Bill Delivers 4.5% Lab Fee Update in 2009, Repeals Competitive Bidding Demo

Global M&A Market Totals Over $300 Million Through First Half of 2008

GE Healthcare Dives Into $2-$4 Billion Digital Pathology Market

John Muir’s Strategies for Outreach Growth Leads to $35 Million New Lab

Lakewood Pathology Enters $1 Billion GI Testing Market, Renamed PLUS Diagnostics

Calif. Cease-and-Desist Letters Spark Fear in DTC Testing Industry

Lab Stocks Continue to Show Strength; Index up 13% Over 13 Weeks

Nearly Half of Labs Struggle to Fill Med Tech Positions

Global M&A Market Totals Over $300 Million Through First Half of 2008