Impact of the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act

The goal of this Opinion Editorial is to raise public awareness regarding legislation introduced to Congress, known as the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, or HR 2144/S1450. Currently, Medicare policy denies beneficiaries direct access to genetic counselors. This bill aims to rectify this t...

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Autores principales: Nowlen, Carol, Flores, Kendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9124562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35619977
http://dx.doi.org/10.32481/djph.2021.12.012
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description The goal of this Opinion Editorial is to raise public awareness regarding legislation introduced to Congress, known as the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, or HR 2144/S1450. Currently, Medicare policy denies beneficiaries direct access to genetic counselors. This bill aims to rectify this though CMS recognition of genetic counselors. This is of particular importance to Delawareans who rely on genetic counseling service in the sub-specialties of cancer, preconception/prenatal, pediatrics, cardiology, and neurology. In this paper, we aim to underscore the importance of this legislation by outlining how genetic counselors impact patient care.
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spelling pubmed-91245622022-05-25 Impact of the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act Nowlen, Carol Flores, Kendra Dela J Public Health Article The goal of this Opinion Editorial is to raise public awareness regarding legislation introduced to Congress, known as the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, or HR 2144/S1450. Currently, Medicare policy denies beneficiaries direct access to genetic counselors. This bill aims to rectify this though CMS recognition of genetic counselors. This is of particular importance to Delawareans who rely on genetic counseling service in the sub-specialties of cancer, preconception/prenatal, pediatrics, cardiology, and neurology. In this paper, we aim to underscore the importance of this legislation by outlining how genetic counselors impact patient care. Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association 2021-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9124562/ /pubmed/35619977 http://dx.doi.org/10.32481/djph.2021.12.012 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/The journal and its content is copyrighted by the Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association (Academy/DPHA). This DJPH site, its contents, and its metadata are licensed under Creative Commons License - CC BY-NC-ND. (Please click to read (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) common-language details on this license type, or copy and paste the following into your web browser: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Images are NOT covered under the Creative Commons license and are the property of the original photographer or company who supplied the image. Opinions expressed by authors of articles summarized, quoted, or published in full within the DJPH represent only the opinions of those authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Academy/DPHA or the institution with which the authors are affiliated.
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