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California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown has joined a civil suit against seven clinical laboratories—including national leaders Quest Diagnostics (Madison, N.J.) and LabCorp (Burlington, N.C.)—alleging that the defendants charged the state’s Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, up to six times more for tests compared to other clients over the past 15 years.

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April 2009 - Table of Contents

LIR April 2009 (full PDF issue)

Economic Stimulus Bill’s $19 Billion in IT Investments Include Incentives for Pathologists, but Not Labs

California AG Alleges Billing Fraud in Suit Against Quest, LabCorp, and Five Other Labs

Survey Finds 63% of Labs Grappling With High Vacancy Rates; Medical Technologist Rate Highest at Over 10%

Genoptix Leads in FY2008 Productivity Benchmark Measures

Inside the Lab Industry: Stimulus Bill’s $19 Billion in IT Investment Provides Incentives, Penalties for Lab Industry

Cleveland Clinic Eyes $25 Million Reference Lab Expansion, Broadens Focus on Cardiac Esoteric Testing

Genoptix FY08 Revenues Up 96% to $116 Million; Growth Includes Move Into Solid Tumor Testing

Enzo Biochem Names New Clinical Lab President; Acquires Assay Designs

Lab Stocks Down 16% So Far in March; Down 7% So Far in 2009

LabCorp, Quest Name New Chief Medical Officers