LAB Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 27, 2019)
Laboratory Access for Beneficiaries Act or the LAB Act
This bill revises the periods during which laboratories must report clinical diagnostic test information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for purposes of determining Medicare payment rates. The CMS must also contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to evaluate the methodology used to determine a specified laboratory fee schedule.
What just happenedJun 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 27, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 27, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Jun 27, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 27, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House