CMS FINAL FEE SCHEDULE WILL HURT PATIENT ACCESS TO CLINICAL LABORATORY
COLUMBIA, MD, November 20, 2017 – 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…