Laboratory Industry Report

March 2010

LIR March 2010 (Full PDF Issue)

TOP OF THE NEWS Physician fee cut freeze set to end on March 1 Carilion-Spectrum merger shakes up industry EARNINGS UPDATE LabCorp’s Q409 revenues up 3.4% CancerGuide Dx signs deal with LabCorp INSIDE THE LAB INDUSTRY Nine legal rules for lab sales and marketing NEWSMAKERS Bostwick closes AIPL after six months BENCHMARKING Myriad Genetics leads in preliminary FY09 analysis INDUSTRY NEWS Baylor Health Care-US Oncology in joint venture Oral arguments heard in gene patents case FINANCIAL Lab index down 10% over last five weeks INDUSTRY BUZZ MedPAC confronts lab tests and in-office ancillary services exception

March 2010 - Table of Contents

Industry Buzz: MedPAC Considers Removing Some Lab Tests from In-Office Ancillary Services Exception

Lab Index Continues Winter Slump; Down 10% Over Last Five Weeks

Time Ticking as Physician Fee Cut Freeze Expires on March 1; Congress�s Next Move Remains Unclear

Carilion-Spectrum Merger to Shake Up Lab Industry�s Duopolistic Stronghold in Mid-Atlantic and Southern Regions

LabCorp�s Q409 Revenues Up 3.4% to $1.16 Billion; Economy Still Challenges Volume Growth in 2010

Inside the Lab Industry: Managing Risk in Lab Sales and Marketing: Nine Rules to Sell By

Bostwick Shutters AIPL after Only Six Months; Announces Tenn. Closure

Myriad Genetics Emerges as Early Leader in G-2�s Preliminary FY09 Benchmarking Analysis

Baylor Health Care Launches Joint Venture with US Oncology

Oral Arguments Heard in Gene Patents Lawsuit

LIR March 2010 (Full PDF Issue)

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