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. 2006 Jan 2;28(2):9–12. doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2005.12.007

Table 3.

What is happening to public health laboratories?

Fee-for-service testing on the rise, state support decreasing
Federal support for bioterrorism preparedness
Medicaid-reimbursed laboratory testing
Emerging infectious diseases
Regulatory demands increasing, such as HIPAA, CLIA
Select agent certification and security issues