As Congress Preps PAMA Reform Bill, Legislators Ask CMS to Delay Law's Implementation
Health Law Practice Chair and Health Care Enforcement Defense Practice Co-chair Karen Lovitch shared insights with 360Dx on recent letters sent by legislators to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which request a delay in upcoming price cuts and reporting requirements related to the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). Karen notes that the requests appear to fall within CMS's regulatory authority and align with past congressional actions aimed at maintaining stability in lab reimbursement policy.
“Generally speaking, [the requests] are reasonable and more or less consistent with what Congress has done in the past few years, which is just hold things steady,” Karen says.
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