The Department of Health and Human Services on April 4 is ending a blanket requirement that labs must report all COVID-19 tests, the CDC said March 10.
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Labcorp has closed its office in Kyiv, Ukraine, according to North Carolina news station WRAL.
Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Redwood Toxicology Laboratory will pay nearly $4.8 million to resolve allegations it overcharged the Connecticut Medicaid program for lab services, the Connecticut Attorney General's Office said March 7.
Labcorp is partnering with Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, the state's largest health system.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is suing Omaha, Neb.-based COVID-19 testing lab GS Labs, Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported March 1.
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Healthcare holding company Diversified Medical Healthcare has acquired Dynasty Medical Laboratory Services, its third medical lab company.
The size of an alleged healthcare fraud scheme involving diagnostic labs has risen to $67 million, after 10 Florida residents were charged in connection with the scheme, Palm Beach Post reported March 1.
Medical diagnostics firm Quidel Corporation plans to acquire Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, American Association for Clinical Chemistry reported March 1.
Chicago-based COVID-19 testing lab LabElite is under investigation, Block Club Chicago reported March 2. The company's headquarters were raided by the FBI Feb. 23.
Massachusetts has the highest number of lab technologists and technicians per capita, according to an analysis by Becker's. California has the highest number of active licenses, but it has the sixth-fewest number of licenses per 10,000 residents.