LAB Act

Summary

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 for purposes of determining Medicare payment rates. Additionally, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must evaluate the methodology used to determine a specified laboratory fee schedule.

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Timeline

1. 12 December 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 December 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 December 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 December 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 December 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 December 2019

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Sponsors

• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Cosponsor
• Thomas Tillis · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
• related to → LAB Act