The Affordable Care Act and Genomics

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Features of the Week

The Affordable Care Act and Genomics

• CDC feature: Affordable Care Act helping prevent disease
• BRCA counseling and testing included in list of preventive services that have a rating of A or B from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that are relevant for implementing the Affordable Care Act
• Breast cancer genetic testing gets covered by health care reform, Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily, Mar 6
• Genetic discrimination and the Affordable Care Act, National Human Genome Research Institute
• Genetic provisions in the Affordable Care Act: Nine questions about the Affordable Care Act: from the Center for Jewish Genetics
• Healthcare reform law benefits children with genetic diseases Despite law’s benefits, many questions about coverage remain, Am J Med Genet Part A