National Substance use and addiction statistics 2024

Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. While alcohol, tobacco and marijuana represent the most popular drugs among Americans, many struggle with more illicit drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamines and heroin, according […]

Changes in the Lab Industry Regarding Lowered Reimbursements and Current Challenges

Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) became a part of law on 1 st April 2014. The purpose of the act includes extending payments of Medicare physicians and other provisions. Instead of solving problems for healthcare facilities and clinical labs, these changes only complicated matters. PAMA introduced some vivid changes in the Medicare Clinical Laboratory […]