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CMS Announces New Preliminary Medicare Payment Rates for Laboratory Services, Saving Taxpayers an Estimated $1 Billion Annually
September 21, 2026
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release:

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CMS Announces New Preliminary Medicare Payment Rates for Laboratory Services, Saving Taxpayers an Estimated $1 Billion Annually

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To stop payments above market rates for laboratory services in Medicare and save taxpayer dollars, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service . . .

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