title: Focus: the government and you. Introduction.
authors.affiliation: ASCLS Government Affairs Committee, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garrott
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D016390:Allied Health Occupations / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States