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- RESULTS Act would secure lab services, members asked to comment
The Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, introduced on September 10 seeks to stabilize laboratory services by addressing flawed data collection under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA).
What's at stake: Without intervention, laboratories face drastic cuts of up to 15% in January 2026, threatening access to commonly ordered test services for Medicare patients.
- The first round of data collection in 2017 underrepresented hospital outreach and physician office laboratories, leading to nearly $4 billion in cuts.
- Congress has already intervened multiple times to delay reporting periods and cuts to maintain access.
What's next: The CAP urges Congress to pass the RESULTS Act to prevent needless loss of access to care and support critical laboratory infrastructure.
- CAP members can also show their support by asking Congress to pass the bill.