Genetic tests make up a growing share of total spending on laboratory tests under Medicare Part B, according to a report posted last week by the HHS’ Office of Inspector General. They comprised 43% of ...

A Jan. 28 report on Medicare spending on lab tests indicated that spending on many types of tests flattened between 2022 and 2024, but spending on genetic tests rose 20% between 2023 and 2024 to $3.6 ...

Medicare-eligible patients with advanced cancers will have access to genomic tests under a national coverage determination CMS finalized March 16. The determination covers next-generation sequencing ...

When you have a rare disease, managing doctor’s appointments, prescriptions and care plans is difficult enough — figuring out what Medicare will (and won’t) cover often adds another layer of stress.

The advanced diagnostics space was something of an exception, however, as these stakeholders signaled more openness to the idea, though not without reservations.

Two men, from Texas and Florida, are facing six years total for their role in Medicare scams. Paul Wexler, a 56-year-old from Spring, Texas, and Paul Bleignier, a 64-year-old from Seminole, Florida, ...

Two men, one from Texas and one from Florida, were sentenced Thursday for their roles as leaders of a telemarketing company that fraudulently solicited Medicare beneficiaries for medically unnecessary ...