House E&C health subcommittee discusses AHA-supported Medicare bill during hearing

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing Jan. 8 to discuss legislation on Medicare payment policies for seniors, including the AHA-supported Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act (H.R. 5269). The RESULTS Act consists of reforms to the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and would ensure the CLFS rate-setting process is based on up-to-date commercial market data representative of independent, hospital outreach and physician office labs. The bill would also reduce administrative data collection and reporting burden on clinical laboratories, as well as reduce administrative burden on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The AHA expressed support for the bill in a letter to House and Senate leaders Oct. 30.