- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 14
- Latest action
- Sep 10, 2025
What it does
The bill amends the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy and feasibility of data collection for Medicare payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests by requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with a qualifying independent nonprofit claims data entity to gather private payer claims data from a comprehensive database for widely available non-advanced diagnostic laboratory tests, starting with data collection periods beginning on or after January 1, 2028. It establishes default payment adjustments based on prior-year rates plus inflation when such data or contracts are unavailable, and updates definitions and timelines for applicable laboratories,…
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