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H.R. 8188 117th Congress House

Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy of market-based Medicare payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services, to reduce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy of market-based Medicare payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services, to reduce administrative burdens in the collection of data, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2022 See on congress.gov
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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 22, 2022
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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.

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Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act

This bill modifies provisions relating to Medicare payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory services, including by requiring payment rates for certain widely available clinical diagnostic laboratory tests to be based on a statistical sampling of private sector rates.

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 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 7 Republican 10
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Oct 28, 2022
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Oct 28, 2022
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 21, 2022
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Oct 14, 2022
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Oct 14, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Oct 14, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 14, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 7, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 7, 2022
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 30, 2022
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 30, 2022
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 28, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 28, 2022
Bucshon, Larry
· Sep 20, 2022
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Sep 20, 2022
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Sep 19, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Sep 19, 2022
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 15, 2022
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 15, 2022
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Aug 12, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 1, 2022
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 22, 2022
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2022
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 22, 2022
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8188: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8188/
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"H.R. 8188: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8188/.
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H.R. 8188, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8188/.
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