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S. 1000 118th 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, 2023 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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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Mar 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 28, 2023

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 2
  • HR 2377 Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
  • HR 1835 Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jul 30, 2024
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 15, 2024
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1000: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1000/
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"S. 1000: Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1000/.
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S. 1000, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1000/.
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