The AMP advocacy program endeavors to inform and influence public policy affecting molecular pathology. AMP represents its membership to the federal agencies and members of Congress regarding professional and reimbursement issues — reaching out to fellow professional associations, industry and other association partners to accomplish common goals. Position statements, comments, and letters are usually generated by our Professional Relations and Economic Affairs Committees, though our Clinical Practice and Training & Education Committees do advocate in their areas.
We invite you to explore AMP's Position Statements and Communications. For more information, please contact AMP Chief Executive Officer Laurie Menser.
| Date | Title | Keywords | Committee |
| October 21 | AMP Comments on CLFS PAMA Preliminary Pricing Determinations | CMS, PAMA, CLFS | Economic Affairs |
| October 21 | AMP Comments on CLFS New Codes Preliminary Pricing Determinations | CMS, New Codes, CLFS | Economic Affairs |
| October 9 | AMP Comments on MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing for Hematologic Malignancies and Suspected Hematologic Malignancies submitted to Multiple MACs | DL40427, DL40425, DL40451, DL40472 | Economic Affairs |
| October 9 | AMP Comments on MolDX: Genome-wide Molecular Methodologies for the Detection of Copy Number Alterations and Structural Variants in Hematologic Neoplasms submitted to Multiple MACs | DL40407, DL40474, DL40411, DL 40431 | Economic Affairs |
| October 9 | AMP Comments on MolDX: Transcriptional Biomarkers for Therapeutic Decision-Making in Renal Carcinoma submitted to Multiple MACs | DL40433, DL40435, DL40429, DL40470 | Economic Affairs |
| October 2 | AMP Responds to Senate Finance Committee Request for Information; Health Coverage That Works For Everyone | Prior Authorization, Private Insurance | Economic Affairs |
| September 24 | Sign on Letter regarding DHS proposed rule Fee for Certain H–1B Petitions | DHS, Laboratory Workforce | Professional Relations |
| September 14 | AMP Comments on CMS Request for Information; Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Regulations | CMS, CLIA | Professional Relations |
| September 14 | AMP Comments on CMS CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule | CMS, Interoperability, EHR, AI, CPT | Economic Affairs |
| August 28 | AMP Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System | CMS, AI, SaMS | Economic Affairs |
| August 25 |
Addendum (sent 8/28/2026) |
CMS, National Coverage Analysis, Cancer Biomarker Testing | Economic Affairs |
| August 10 |
Sign on Letter on H.R. 8500 Timely Access to Coverage Decisions Act of 2026 |
CMS, LCD process, | Economic Affairs |
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July 14 |
AMP Testimony Judiciary Hearing on: From Genes to Machines: the Patent Eligibility Debate Responses to Questions for the Record (posted 8/24/2026) |
PERA, Gene Patents | Professional Relations |
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July 13 |
AMP Comments on OMB Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance | Science Funding, Innovation | Economic Affairs |
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May 15 |
Joint Comments on APOE Genotyping Coverage with AMP, ACMG, and CAP | Medicare, Local Coverage Determinations, DL35000, NGS | Economic Affairs |
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April 16 |
AMP Comments to BCBS of Alabama Regarding Detection of Microorganism and Associated Syndromes | BCBS, Infectious Disease Testing | Economic Affairs |
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April 6 |
AMP Comments to CMS Regarding Colorectal Cancer Biomarker Testing Coverage | CMS, Cancer Biomarker Testing | Economic Affairs |
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April 2 |
AMP Signs on to Letter Advocating for Funding for the National Wastewater Surveillance System at the CDC | HHS, Appropriations | Professional Relations |
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April 2 |
AMP Signs on to Letter Advocating for Funding for the Advanced Molecular Detection Program at the CDC | HHS, Appropriations | Professional Relations |
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March 30 |
AMP Comments to CMS Regarding the Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH) | CMS, CRUSH, Fraud | Economic Affairs |
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March 26 |
AMP Signs on to Letter Advocating for the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Pilot Program | HHS, Appropriations | Professional Relations |
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January 27 |
AMP Stakeholder Letter Opposing the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, 2025 | AMP v. Myriad, Gene Patent law, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, 2025 | Professional Relations |
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January 16 |
AMP Comments to AMA on Clinically Meaningful Algorithmic Analyses Proposal | AMA, AI | Economic Affairs |
| Date | Title | Keywords | Committee |
| October 30 | Concerns about the Palmetto Molecular Diagnostics (MolDX) Services Program and Medicare coverage as well as their impact on Gap Fill Pricing for Molecular Pathology Procedures | CMS, Medicare, MolDX, Palmetto, Noridian, gap fill, Medicare beneficiaries | Joint Society |
| September 6 | Comments to the CMS CY2014 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule | outpatient, OPPS, Medicare | Economic Affairs |
| August 29 | Comments to Palmetto on DLCD: Lynch Syndrome (DL33779) | MAC, local coverage determination, Medicare, CMS, CPT code, cancer screening | Economic Affairs |
| August 23 | Group Letter to CMS: Concerns with Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY 2014 | PFS, diagnostic pathology, patient access | Joint Society |
| August 20 | FDA Guidance Cybersecurity in Medical Devices | electronic medical records | Professional Relations |
| July 25 | Comments to First Coast DLCD: HLA Typing (DL33732) | MAC, local coverage determination, Medicare, CMS, CPT code, Human Leukocyte Antigen | Economic Affairs |
| July 25 | Comments to First Coast DLCD: Molecular Pathology Procedures (DL33703) | MAC, local coverage determination, Medicare, CMS, CPT code, genetic testing | Economic Affairs |
| July 18 | Comments to Novitas DLCD: Biomarkers Overview (DL33640 and DL33638) | MAC, local coverage determination, Medicare, CMS, CPT code, cytogenetics, CED | Economic Affairs |
| July 15 | Comments to WPS DLCD: Molecular Diagnostic Testing (PATH-037)(DL33219) | MAC, local coverage determination, MDT, Medicare, CMS, CPT code, genetic testing, cytogenetics | Economic Affairs |
| July 08 | Comments to CMS on the 2013 Gap Fill Payment Amounts to the Clinical Lab Fee Schedule | Medicare, MAC, reimbursement, molecular pathology codes, CPT code, PFS | Economic Affairs |
| July 08 | Comments to FDA on Instruments with Combined Functions | molecular diagnostic instruments | Professional Relations |
| July 03 | Comments to Presidential Commission - Bioethics of Incidental Findings | genetic and genomic testing | Professional Relations |
| April 23 | Comments to AHRQ on Genetic Testing | genetic testing, cancer, CPT coding | Professional Relations |
| April 9 | Comments regarding Health Information Technology Reform Act | HR 1309, health IT, meaningful use | AMP President |
| March 1 | Proposal to address CPT coding for Genomic Sequencing Procedures | CPT code, GSPs, AMA | Economic Affairs |
| March 1 | Comments to FDA on Alternative Approval Pathways | drug labels, FDA approval pathway, genetic subpopulations | AMP President |
| March 1 | Comments to FDA on Drug Labeling | drug labeling, KRAS, companion diagnostics | AMP President |
| January 10 | Comments to USTPO on Genetic Diagnostic Testing | USTPO, gene patents, genetic testing | AMP President |
| January 10 | Comments to USTPO on Genetic Diagnostic Testing | USTPO, gene patents, genetic testing |
| Date | Title | Keywords | Committee |
| December 28 | Comments to CMS regarding 2013 PFS Final Rule | CLFS, CPT Coding, final rule | Economic Affairs Committee |
| September 27 | Letter of Support for the Taking Essential Steps for Testing (TEST) Act (PDF) | CLIA, proficiency testing, TEST | Professional Relations |
| September 26 | Gene Patent Case Appeal | gene patents, mayo v prometheus, BRCA1, BRCA2, USPTO | AMP President |
| March 5 | Letter of Support for the Health Information Technology Reform Act | HR 4066, Health IT, meaningful use | AMP President |
| February 16 | Testimony to USPTO on the Impact of Gene Patents on Genetic Testing | gene patents, USPTO, testimony, genetic testing | AMP President |
| Date | Title | Keywords | Committee |
| November 21 | Objection to Proposed NIH Exclusive License (PDF) | Patent Application 61/144,501; companion diagnostic; protein expression | Joint Society: AMP, CAP, ASCP |
| October 25 | AMP Comments on Proposed Changes to the Common Rule (PDF) | DHHS, Common Rule, ANPRM | Professional Relations |
| October 12 | AMP Comments Regarding FDA Draft Guidance for "In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices" (PDF) | FDA, Companion Dx, Companion Diagnostics | Professional Relations |
| September 26 | AMP Comments Regarding the NIH Genetic Test Registry (PDF) | NIH, GTR, Genetic Test Registry | Professional Relations |
| September 20 | AMP Comments Regarding Sustained Funding for GME (PDF) | Graduate Medical Education, GME, budget, funding | AMP President |
| August 30 | AMP Comments to FDA RUO Guidance (PDF) | FDA, RUO, IUO, Guidance | Professional Relations |
| June 23 | AMP Comments at FDA Meeting on Next Generation Sequencing (PDF) | FDA, NGS, Next Gen, Next Generation Sequencing | Professional Relations |
| May 16 | AMP Comments to FDA on Diagnostics in Drug Labels | FDA, Companion Dx, Companion Diagnostics, Drug Labeling, Therapeutics | Professional Relations |
| February 28 | AMP Comments to FDA Regarding Draft Guidance on Detection of C. difficile (PDF) | C. difficile; FDA, Guidance | Professional Relations |
| January 14 | Comments to the AHRQ on the Draft Technology Assessment (PDF) | AHRQ, Technology Assessment | Professional Relations |
| 2008 | Title | Committee |
| November | Gene Patents and the Exclusive Licensing of Genetic Discoveries | Professional Relations |
| September | Comments to CMS regarding MUEs | Economic Affairs |
| Comments to CMS regarding PGx Testing of Warfarin Response | Economic Affairs | |
| July | Suggestions to the SACGHS regarding New Priorities | Professional Relations |
| April | Comments to FDA regarding Guidance on PGx Data Submissions | Clinical Practice |
| Comments to FDA regarding Guidance on Definitions for PGx and Sample Coding Categories | Clinical Practice | |
| Comments to NIGMS regarding barriers to PGx research | Clinical Practice | |
| March | Comments to EMEA regarding Guidance on Definitions for PGx and Sample Coding Categories | Clinical Practice |
| 2007 | Title | Committee |
| December | Comments to NCI regarding Best Practices for Biospecimens | Clinical Practice |
| Comments to the SACGHS Task Force Draft Report Regarding Oversight of Genetic Testing | Professional Relations | |
| June | AMP Position regarding Direct Access Genetic Testing (Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing) | Professional Relations |
| March | Response to FDA regarding IVDMIA Draft Guidance document | Professional Relations |
| February | Comments to CLIAC regarding introducing a Genetics Specialty to the CLIA regulations | Professional Relations |
| 2006 & Earlier | Title | Committee |
| 2006 | Comments to CMS regarding Equivalent Quality Control (May 2006) | Professional Relations |
| 2005 | LabCorp v. Metabolite brief (Dec 2005) | Professional Relations |
| Comments to FDA regarding drug safety information (Dec. 2005) | Professional Relations | |
| AMP Letter of Support for S.306, the Genetic Nondiscrimination Act (Feb. 2005) | Professional Relations |