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LANDMARK VICTORY
Competitive
Bidding is
Repealed
Congress Overrides
President’s Veto
HR 6331 is now law and the competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services is now permanently repealed!
As anticipated, President Bush vetoed the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331).” The House, however, voted 383-41, and the Senate voted 70-26, to override the veto.
CLMA joins its members and the entire laboratory community in celebrating this landmark victory!
Combining our lobbying and grassroots efforts through CLMA’s participation in the Clinical Laboratory Coalition (CLC) was the key to success, and CLMA members played a major role in that success.
HR 6331 contains a provision that reduces the Consumer Price Index (CPI) payment update for clinical laboratory services by 0.5 percent for the next five years, in exchange for repeal of competitive bidding.
CLMA
Introduces
Education
On-Demand
How do laboratory managers find the time to keep themselves and their staffs up-to-date on all the advances in the field? CLMA recognizes that busy schedules and limited flexibility make it extremely difficult to obtain the new information that is critical to the ongoing success of the lab. That's why CLMA has created an on-line educational library called, "Education on Demand." Click Here for More Info.
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