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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering three options for addressing problems resulting from in the in-office ancillary services exception to the Stark law, including excluding certain services from the exception (such as diagnostic tests that are not usually provided at the same time as the office visit).

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March 2010 - Table of Contents

Industry Buzz: MedPAC Considers Removing Some Lab Tests from In-Office Ancillary Services Exception

Lab Index Continues Winter Slump; Down 10% Over Last Five Weeks

Time Ticking as Physician Fee Cut Freeze Expires on March 1; Congress’s Next Move Remains Unclear

Carilion-Spectrum Merger to Shake Up Lab Industry’s Duopolistic Stronghold in Mid-Atlantic and Southern Regions

LabCorp’s Q409 Revenues Up 3.4% to $1.16 Billion; Economy Still Challenges Volume Growth in 2010

Inside the Lab Industry: Managing Risk in Lab Sales and Marketing: Nine Rules to Sell By

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Myriad Genetics Emerges as Early Leader in G-2’s Preliminary FY09 Benchmarking Analysis

Baylor Health Care Launches Joint Venture with US Oncology

Oral Arguments Heard in Gene Patents Lawsuit

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