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The Insurers Labs Bill
Tennessee bill stops insurers from underpaying labs
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23, relative to medical laboratories.
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, insurers could not pay labs less than the CMS fee schedule, and they could force labs to meet quality standards.
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The bill would protect lab owners by guaranteeing fair pay, but it may push insurance costs up, which could raise your monthly premium.
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The facts
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- Prohibits insurers from paying labs below CMS fee schedule.
- Applies to health insurance and managed health insurance issuers.
- Allows insurers to require labs meet in‑network performance metrics.
- Amends Tennessee Code Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23.
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