Washington, D.C.— The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) today commended Congress for including much-needed relief from looming Medicare payment cuts to clinical laboratory services in the short-term spending package passed on Wednesday, September 25. The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 provides a critical one-Continue Reading »
The 2023 Omnibus provides critical relief for labs and patients Washington, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) commends inclusion in the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill of critically needed relief from Medicare payment cuts to clinical laboratory services. The bill would provide a one-year reprieve from MediContinue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) has launched the Stop Lab Cuts campaign, calling on Congress to protect patient access to laboratory services by enacting the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (S. 4449/H.R. 8188) before the end of the year. The bipartisan, bicameral legislaContinue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) today joined 15 national health care organizations in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging an extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Citing both the ongoing risk of new COVID-19 variants and the uptick in case rates across tContinue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today sent a letter with over 60 leading organizations representing patients, health care professionals, hospitals, public health, laboratories, and diagnostic manufacturers urging Senate and House Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – ACLA Board Chair William G. Morice, MD, PhD, and President of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, today announced the Board’s selection of Susan Van Meter as ACLA’s next president. “ACLA has been glad to call Susan a partner on the numerous issues facing the clinical laboratory industry, most recently during her time as ExContinue Reading »
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As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are beginning to see some of the longer-term impacts of the virus on our health care system. COVID-19 has impacted the access to and delivery of routine care for millions across the country. When it comes to diagnostic tests and services, a preliminary Braid Forbes Health Research analysis ofContinue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) applauds the passage of S. 610, the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, paving the way for renewed protections for seniors accessing vital lab tests and services. Among the bill’s Medicare provisions was relief froContinue Reading »
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