Supreme Court Considers Validity of Gene Patents
The United States Supreme Court heard arguments last month in Association for Molecular Biology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al, the landmark lawsuit challenging whether isolated human genes are patentable. The case questions Myriad Genetics’ right to patent BRCA1 and BRCA2, two genes that correlate to increased rates of breast and ovarian cancer. Read more

ASCP needs your help! ASCP, along with the College of American Pathologists (CAP), is asking your Illinois Senators to support pending legislation (SB 1630). The bill provides for direct billing for anatomical pathology services. Read more

Congress Reconsiders Workforce Legislation
Congress is once again considering legislation to address workforce training and employment as a means of putting Americans back to work. Workforce legislation has typically been addressed through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Originally enacted in 1998, WIA serves as the preeminent federal employment service and job training law. Read more

ASCP is urging the medical laboratory community in Tennessee to contact their state elected officials about legislation that could compromise patient care and undermine the quality of laboratory medicine and the state’s laboratory personnel licensure requirements. Read more