Mr. Hughes says new payment options RIM is testing will "revolutionize" his business.

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Some 37 states have formed a working group to consider their testing options.

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And, says Knaysi, not only has medicine gotten much more complex with "a huge menu of options" for testing and therapy, but the fear of lawsuits has become ingrained in both doctors' and hospitals' minds.

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