Aug 13, 2010 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
At least seven states have laws mandating an on-line database showing the cost of medical treatments by different providers At both the federal and state level, the trend toward greater transparency in health-care pricing continues to spread. This is a trend which is designed to require providers—including clinical laboratories and pathology groups—to make their prices for laboratory testing easily accessible to patients and consumers. Across the nation, federal and state governments are...
Jul 1, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Blame it on informed, well-off consumers who pursue wellness and optimum health Informed consumers may be shifting the healthcare paradigm even as Congress prepares to hammer out its vision of a radically-reformed healthcare system. At least that’s the view of one healthcare expert, who observes that the steady growth in the number of consumer home test kits, patient self-testing devices, and point-of-care tests is a major factor enabling this trend. People today increasingly get their...
