Press Releases

The CAP and other physician societies—representing more than 300,000 physicians across multiple specialties—have laid out key policy considerations to guide any successful legislation.

CAP announces diffuse glioma biomarker guideline is open for comment.

Dr. Emily Volk is voted president-elect of the College of American Pathologists.

The CAP issued a statement after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court decision and remanded the case American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) v. Azar that challenges the administration of the clinical laboratory service reforms under the PAMA. The CAP filed an amicus brief in support of ACLA’s lawsuit and appeal to correct the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) execution of reforms to Medicare’s clinical laboratory fee schedule.

The CAP appreciates the progress achieved during the legislative markup of the No Surprise Act by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to protect patients from surprise medical bills. The inclusion of an independent dispute resolution process is a necessary step to stop insurers from controlling patient access to medical services, but the CAP opposes the $1,250 qualifying threshold trigger and advocates for it to be removed from the bill.

After the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health marked up HR 3630, the CAP urges the full committee to amend the bill to eliminate its rate-setting provision and replace it with an independent dispute resolution process in the fight to for balance billing.

Update to CAP’s Whole Slide Imaging Guideline Open for Comment.

The CAP remains opposed to the Lower Health Care Costs Act due to the reimbursement benchmark requirement that would use median contracted rates for out-of-network services.

The CAP welcomed the introduction of legislation sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA) and Rep. Phil Roe, MD (R-TN) to protect patients from surprise medical bills and preserve access to physician services.

The CAP announces its Longest Accredited Laboratories in the U.S. These laboratories have been CAP accredited for more than 50 years.