At press time, a group of clinical laboratories in San Diego were close to filing a lawsuit to stop Medicare’s competitive bidding demo from going forward, according to a key industry source. The demo is scheduled to get underway July 1 of this year in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos metro area and to run for three years. The area is the first of two sites to be selected for the lab bidding pilot.

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January 28, 2008 - Table of Contents

NIR January 28, 2008 (full issue PDF)

Labs Ratchet Up Game Plan to Block Lab Bidding Demo

Physician Fee Fix Issues in Flux

Regulating IVDMIAs: A Closer Look at ACLA’s Proposed Model

Legislative Outlook for Medicare Changes in 2008: Key Priorities for Clinical Labs, Pathologists

FDA Okays 1st Test to Identify 12 Respiratory Viruses

Pathology Claims Advisory

CMS to Adjust Payment for New Metabolic Panel Code