Diagnostics Reimbursement Reform Bill Introduced

It would also set up an appeals process to correct "historic errors," and take other steps to make the coverage process more transparent.The diagnostics industry has been clamoring for something like this for years, and for good reason, as diagnostics account for less than 2% of healthcare costs, yet influence as much as 70% of medical decisions. So this bill, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and in the House by Reps. Bobby Rush (D-IL), Michael Ferguson (R-NJ), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Phil English (R-PA), sounds like a great idea. It could counter some of the shortsighted legislation passed in recent years that has restricted access to diagnostics.