HR 3584
116th Congress
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LAB Act
Introduced: June 27, 2019
Introduced by:
Peters, Scott H.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act or the LAB Act
This bill revises the periods during which laboratories must report clinical diagnostic test information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for purposes of determining Medicare payment rates. The CMS must also contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate the methodology used to determine a specified laboratory fee schedule.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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