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Consolidation within the industry also remained brisk as cost and reimbursement concerns provided acquisition opportunities for large national outfits.
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Called the Coalition for Effective Diagnostics, the organization has called on lawmakers to pass legislation revamping diagnostics regulation, including oversight of LDTs.
While Congress has protected labs from PAMA cuts via a series of one-year delays, this has locked lab prices at 2016 levels, heightening the urgency for a permanent fix.