APF/DPF Candidates 2026

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The ASCLS Ascending Professional Forum (APF) and the Developing Professional Forum (DPF) are pleased to present the following candidates for office in the 2026-27 Society year. Candidates selected by ASCLS members will take office during the 2026 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting. The Developing Professional Forum will elect one chair, one vice chair,…

Clinical Laboratory Reimbursement in the United States

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In 2014, Congress passed The Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) to reform the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) to a single national fee schedule based on private market data from all types of laboratories. Unfortunately, the first round of data collection in 2017 failed to capture adequate and representative private market data, leaving…