CMS
Baton Rouge Lab Owner, Nurse Charged in Kickback Scheme
The lab allegedly billed Medicare and Tricare about $567,000 for lab tests as part of a scheme uncovered by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force.
Alere and Former Diabetic Testing Subsidiary Settle False Claims Allegations for $160M
Now-defunct Arriva Medical and its parent company Alere were accused of paying kickbacks to Medicare beneficiaries.
Biocept HER2 Assay Gains Coverage Under Medicare Local Coverage Determination for CTC Tests
Under the LCD, CTC assays, such as Biocept's, will now be covered to guide targeted treatment decisions for patients with breast and other cancers under certain circumstances.
The commission validated industry complaints about price data collection practices but suggested more action might be needed to control costs.
Veracyte Bladder Cancer Test Receives Medicare Coverage
The patient must be a candidate for multiple potential treatments with varying levels of intensity or multiple therapies.
Mar 31, 2021
Dec 10, 2020
Lucence Obtains CLIA Certification for Palo Alto Lab
Nov 6, 2020