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 | May 9, 2008 - OIG Nixes Free Test Tube Labeling |
A laboratory's proposal to label test tubes and specimen collection containers at no cost to dialysis facilities could potentially generate administrative sanctions under teh anti-kickback statute, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) says in an advisory opinion released May 9 (No. 08-06).
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| May 9, 2008 - FDA Clears ParagonDX's Warfarin Genotyping Test |
Entering a crowded market, the company plans to compete on price and time-to-result.
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| May 8, 2008 - LabCorp Expands Companion Diagnostic Development Focus with Siemens Partnership |
Laboratory testing leader expands presence in companion diagnostic sector
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| May 7, 2008 - Molecular Dx: Global Market Growth to Top an Estimated $5B in ’08 |
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| May 7, 2008 - HHS Issues Draft Compliance Guidance for Nursing Homes |
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| May 7, 2008 - Maryland Enacts Direct Billing Law for Anatomic Pathology |
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| May 7, 2008 - Top Advisory Panel Calls For FDA, CMS Changes in Genetic Test Oversight |
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| May 7, 2008 - Beckman Coulter Licenses HCV Test from Siemens |
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| May 7, 2008 - Myriad Genetics to Expand Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Campaign |
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| May 7, 2008 - Court Dismisses Case Against Anti-Markup Rule |
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| May 1, 2008 - House Passes Ban on Genetic Discrimination, Measure Ready for Signing |
Legislation to protect patients from genetic discrimination by employers and health insurers cleared the House May 1 by a vote of 414-1 and now goes to the President who has indicated he will sign it. The legislation passed the Senate unanimously last week, by a vote of 95-0.
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| April 25, 2008 - LabCorp Confronting Increased Bad Debt, DSO in Q1 |
Company Confronting Challenging Economic Climate
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| April 25, 2008 - Senate Passes Genetic Anti-Discrimination Bill |
Legislation to protect Americans from genetic discrimination by employers and health insurers cleared the Senate April 24 by a vote of 95-0. The House is expected to follow suit soon and the President is expected to sign it into law.
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| April 25, 2008 - Reproductive Testing Volume Helps Drives Genzyme Genetics Up 12% in Q1 |
Higher volumes of reproductive testing contributes to growth in first quarter of 2008.
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| April 22, 2008 - CMS Mandates Switch to Single Medicare ABN by Sept. 1 |
By no later than Sept. 1 of this year, clinical laboratories, physicians, and other providers billing Medicare Part B must use the newly revised Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) recently issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The revised single-page ABN replaces the standardized general-use and lab-specific forms that CMS has required since 2003.
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