Welcome to the ACLA website. We strive to keep this site continually updated with the latest information on ACLA advocacy activities, position papers, and meetings.
ACLA’s top goals for 2009 include educating policymakers on the tremendous value of laboratory services, ensuring adequate reimbursement for these services, and advocating for a regulatory environment that both fosters the highest safety and quality while promoting innovation.
Within these goals are many specific campaigns including CPI updates, copays, MUE’s, date of services rules, and supporting sensible regulation of innovative new genetic and molecular tests.
The new administration and Congress have ushered in “change” in Washington that could increase the role of government in health care, perhaps even resulting in major health care reform. ACLA will take the lead in promoting the value of laboratory services in any such reform.
We are also proud of the “Results for Life” campaign which is devoted entirely to promoting the value of laboratory services. The campaign is directed and supported by ACLA members as well as diagnostic manufacturers, professional groups and others. More information can be found at www.labresultsforlife.org
ACLA has grown exponentially in the past few years, and today truly represents the breadth and diversity of the laboratory industry. In February this year, we were proud to announce four new ACLA members – Axial Biotech, Berkeley HeartLab Inc., Diagnocure Inc., and Theranostics Health. I expect more new members in the coming months.
If your laboratory is not an ACLA member, and would like to be, I encourage you to contact me directly to learn more about ACLA’s programs and benefits (amertz@clinical-labs.org or at 202-637-9466).
Also, ACLA has established a new “ACLA Associate Member” program for non-laboratory health care companies and organizations such as diagnostic manufactures, IT firms, law firms, consulting firms, and others. For more information about Associate Membership, please contact me or Kimberly Bernet (kbernet@clinical-labs.org or 202-637-9466).
Again, welcome to our website!
Alan Mertz
President
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