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S. 4449 117th Congress Senate

Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act

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

Official title: A bill 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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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 22, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8188 Identical bill Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4449: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4449/
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"S. 4449: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4449/.
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S. 4449, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4449/.
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