• Delaying implementation of the Clinical Laboratory Fees Schedule; Support Local Coverage Determination process legislation; Concern about FDA regulation of clinical labs; Authorization of the 4K score test for prostrate cancer; MAC review of lab testing
• Delaying implementation of the Clinical Laboratory Fees Schedule; Support Local Coverage Determination process legislation; Concern about FDA regulation of clinical labs; Authorization of the 4K score test for prostrate cancer; MAC review of lab testing; prior authorization of genetic testing
• Delaying implementation of the Clinical Laboratory Fees Schedule; Support Local Coverage Determination process legislation; Concern about FDA regulation of clinical labs; Authorization of the 4K score test for prostrate cancer; MAC review of lab testing; National Coverage decision on genetic testing.

Duration: January 14, 2017 to January 15, 2019

General Issues: Health Issues, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Spending: about $345,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2017: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)