Laboratory Question for the Week of June 24, 2019

Question:

When are laboratories required to report private-payer data under PAMA?

Answer:

To guarantee compliance under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), medical laboratories will now be required to analyze their private-payer price data starting in July 2019 to prepare for reporting by March 31, 2020.

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