S 3049
116th Congress
Senate
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LAB Act
Introduced: December 12, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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