U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Richard Hudson (NC-09), Scott Peters (CA-50), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) have introduced the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act. The bipartisan bill aims to protect seniors’ access to laboratory services by addressing upcoming cuts under the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, which are scheduled to begin in January 2026.
A companion bill has been filed in the Senate by Senators Thom Tillis (NC) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (GA).
“Strong clinical laboratories are vital to delivering high-quality care, especially for seniors who depend on timely testing to maintain their health,” said Rep. Bilirakis. “The RESULTS Act will protect access to these essential services and help ensure that families in Florida—and across the country—can continue to receive the care they need.”
Rep. Hudson stated, “Clinical labs are the backbone of modern medicine, providing diagnostics and detections to inform decisions and give patients and doctors the answers they need. By passing the RESULTS Act, we can stop devastating cuts that would have threatened access to routine and lifesaving tests. This bipartisan bill delivers stability, cuts red tape, and ensures seniors and families can continue to count on timely, accurate results. I’m proud to have led this fight and deliver a commonsense solution that protects patients and strengthens care.”
Senator Tillis added, “It is critically important that seniors have uninterrupted access to innovative diagnostic tests. The Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act is a necessary step toward ensuring this access and supporting seniors’ health care needs. I’m proud to work with my colleagues to permanently fix flawed data collection and reporting methods which will allow Medicare beneficiaries to continue receiving quality and affordable lab services.”
Senator Reverend Warnock commented, “Access to quality clinical labs is essential to keeping our seniors living long, healthy lives. I’m proud to partner with my colleague Senator Tillis to put forward this legislative fix that will help ensure Georgia seniors will continue to have access to high-quality diagnostic services.”
Rep. Fitzpatrick said, “I’ve long championed early detection as the cornerstone of prevention and quality care. Through my work with PA-1 health advocates and partners, I know how critical clinical labs are to keeping our seniors healthy and strengthening our health system. Without ensuring a sustainable solution, labs will close, care will be delayed, and our seniors will pay the price. The RESULTS Act is a bipartisan, commonsense solution to block these cuts, protect essential services, and ensure seniors across the country have access to timely care.”
Rep. Peters noted,“Clinical labs drive innovation in health care and better medicine, from early detection to guiding lifesaving treatments,” said Rep. Peters.“The RESULTS Act protects access to these essential medical services and ensures our health system can keep pace with patients’ growing Health care needs.I’m proud to support this effort to strengthen care for seniors and families in California and across the nation.”
Rep.Krishnamoorthi stated,“Seniors across America rely on timely, accurate lab tests to detect disease,guidetreatment,and prevent serious health problems.The RESULTS Act ensures those services remain accessibleand affordable while fostering innovationinourhealthsystem.I’mproudtopartnerwithcolleaguesfrombothsidesoftheaisleonthislegislationtosafeguardthislifelineforfamiliesinIllinoisandnationwide.”
Gus Bilirakis has represented Florida’s 12th district in Congress since 2007 after succeeding Michael Bilirakis (source). He previously served in Florida’s House of Representatives from 1998 until 2006 (source). Born in Gainesville in 1963 (source), he currently resides in Palm Harbor (source). Bilirakis earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 1986 before obtaining a law degree from Stetson University three years later (source).
