NIR August 13, 2008 (full PDF issue) August 13, 2008
CMS asks court to dismiss lab competitive bidding lawsuit
Providers need not worry about certain waivers of beneficiary cost sharing, OIG says
Medicare nixes stamped physician signatures
Modernizing the Medicare lab fee schedule: see Focus
New legislation proposes resource-based alternative
Key provisions of the House bill
Problems with the current lab fee schedule
Medicare Coverage Advisory
Prothrombin time home monitoring
DNA stool screening for colorectal cancer
CMS finalizes Stark stand in the shoes provisions
G-2 Conference Alert: Register now for Lab Institute 2008, Sept. 17-19