Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 15, 2018)
Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine for the academy to study usage of genetic and genomic testing, including how to reduce barriers to the utilization of such testing.
The bill allows states to apply for an exception to Medicaid's federal medical assistance percentage rate to provide whole genome sequencing clinical services to certain children, including those admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for a chronic or undiagnosed disease and those suspected to have a pediatric-onset genetic disease.
What just happenedFeb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 15, 2018
- Feb 16, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 15, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 15, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House