Altmire, Murphy, Eshoo Introduce Bill To Improve Patient Access To Life-Saving Lab Tests, USA

U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-04), U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18) and U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-14) introduced legislation that will improve patients’ access to life-saving diagnostic tests. The Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act (H.R. 1699) will eliminate burdensome Medicare billing regulations that often discourage hospitals from ordering lab tests that can clarify complicated diagnoses and identify uniquely effective methods of treatment.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on March 31st, 2009