May 22, 2023: MGMA and partner organizations urge Congress to pass H.R. 2377, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA)

May 22, 2023
 

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy	The Honorable Charles Schumer
Speaker	Majority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives	U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20515	Washington, DC 20510

 

The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries	The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Minority Leader	Minority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives	U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20515	Washington, DC 20510

Dear Leader Schumer, Speaker McCarthy, Minority Leaders Jeffries and McConnell:

As organizations representing clinical and pathology laboratories, health care providers, laboratory professionals, and diagnostic manufacturers, we urge Congress to take immediate action to pass S. 1000 / H.R. 2377, the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (SALSA). This bicameral, bipartisan legislation would update Medicare’s payment system for laboratory services to make it predictable and sustainable, ensuring our nation’s laboratory infrastructure is equipped to support the full range of testing that patients need for day-to-day care as well as during times of public health crisis, while fostering innovation in new diagnostics.

Without congressional action, Medicare reimbursement cuts – a fourth round scheduled to begin January 1, 2024 – could jeopardize access to many clinical laboratory tests that are used to diagnose, monitor, prevent, and manage common diseases for Medicare beneficiaries.

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