Alan Mertz

Alan Mertz became the President of ACLA in 2003. During his tenure as President, ACLA’s membership has grown, the organization has greater visibility in Congress and the Administration, and ACLA’s advocacy programs have been successful. During Mr. Mertz’s tenure, ACLA has become a leader on advocacy issues dealing with laboratory reimbursement, regulation and coding. Most recently, ACLA led the industry in working with Congress on alternatives to across the board cuts and other reductions to the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS). In April 2014, Congress passed The Protecting Access to Medicare Act which incorporated some of the key provisions advocated by ACLA.
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