Regulation in review. Payment reform likely to continue for clinical laboratory services.
Payment for clinical laboratory services has been at the forefront of Medicare payment reform. Significant changes are likely to continue. These changes may eliminate the well-established practice of selling laboratory services to physicians at discount prices and may require laboratories to compete for the opportunity to participate in managed-care arrangements that result from federal health-care reform. Laboratories should restructure, as necessary, to ensure that they can provide testing at the lowest possible cost and to otherwise prepare for health policy changes.
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Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver, Baltimore.
D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics; D005251:Fees, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States