Laboratory Industry Report

February 2010

Industry Buzz: AHA Backs Revival of $750 Million Lab Tax (February 2010)

The American Hospital Association has called for reviving the $750 million lab tax or annual tax to replace the 1.75 percent reductions in the Medicare lab fee schedule contained in the Senate health care reform bill.

February 2010 - Table of Contents

LIR February 2010 (Full PDF Issue)

Industry Buzz: AHA Backs Revival of $750 Million Lab Tax (February 2010)

Lab Index Has Rough Time in Early 2010; Down 4% Last Five Weeks

Inside the Lab Industry: Two Transactions Early in 2010 Drive up Optimism for a More Active M&A Year for Lab Industry

Recent Acquisitions Spark Optimism for an Active M&A Landscape in 2010

Quest�s Q409 Revenue Grows 2.7% to $1.8 Billion, Full-Year 2009 Revenues Grow 2.8% to $7.5 Billion

Surgical Pathology Leads Top Lab and Pathology Procedures Under Part B in 2008; Over $1 Billion in Allowed Charges

Myriad Genetics Partners with Mammography Reporting Systems to Identify Potential Patients

Future of NeoGenomics-Response Genetics Partnership in Doubt

PathGroup�s $100 Million Recapitalization Will Enable Growth Strategy

Orchid Cellmark Consolidates Forensics Testing Services at Dallas Location

Siedlick�s Focus Now on Growing Billing Venture

Digital Pathology Association to Focus on Market Adoption, IT Challenges

Over 40% of Office-Based Physicians Used EHRs in 2009

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