Pap smear reimbursement
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
House bill to increase the Medicare rate for pap smear lab work from $7.15 to $14.60 - the national average production cost of the tests - is introduced June 18 by Rep. Neil Abercrombie ( D-Hawaii). The Investment in Women's Health Act of 1998 would take effect in January 1999. "We can't afford to let economic pressures prevent medical labs from continuing pap smear work," Abercrombie states in a same day release