CMS FINAL FEE SCHEDULE WILL HURT PATIENT ACCESS TO CLINICAL LABORATORY
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rates for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) that will phase-in a significant cut in the rates of those common tests physicians use every day to diagnose and treat patients. The first cut is 10% effective January 1, 2018. The Protecting Access to…