S 3049 116th Congress Senate

LAB Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain amendments relating to reporting requirements with respect to clinical diagnostic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain amendments relating to reporting requirements with respect to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Health care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsInflation and pricesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare

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Dec 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Dec 12, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action December 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 for purposes of determining Medicare payment rates. Additionally, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must evaluate the methodology used to determine a specified laboratory fee schedule.

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