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UnitedHealthcare to Cover NIPT for Average-Risk Pregnancies
Several analysts said that the decision by UHC, the largest private payor in the US, will especially benefit Natera.
Coverage Begins
NPR reports a large health insurer has begun to cover some pharmacogenetic tests for psychiatric drugs.
Myriad Genetics GeneSight PGx Test Garners UnitedHealthcare Coverage
The firm said that UHC will cover the test for patients with major depressive disorder or anxiety who have failed to respond to one or more treatments.
For Coverage
Parents of children with spinal muscular atrophy tell the Washington Post they are pushing to get insurance coverage of Novartis's Zolgensma.
CMS Draft Coverage Policy on NGS Cancer Tests Raises Questions About Where Commercial Payors Stand
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Executives at two commercial payors said they'd follow CMS' lead when it comes to patients covered under Medicare but beyond that their support for the agency's policy is less clear.