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Medicare

Brief discussion of Medicare payment for clinical-laboratory services from Innovator's Guide to CMS.

MedPAC Medicare Payment Basics: Clinical Laboratory Services (October 2008)

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

• Overview
• Fee Schedule

Genetic Tests

• Biogenetic Tests Emerge From Their Chrysalis.  As technology improves, barriers to payment are beginning to fall for costly diagnostic tests that may identify good candidates for even pricier therapies. (Biotechnology Healthcare, October 2007)

• The Reimbursement Outlook for Biomarkers in Combination Drug/Diagnostic Products, Biomarker Breakthroughs (May 2007)

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