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Adaptive Biotech's ClonoSeq Gets Expanded Medicare Coverage For B-Cell Lymphoma
The firm's assay is the first and only test to gain coverage for this patient population, for whom ctDNA MRD assessment can help personalize treatment.
California, Other States to Cover Rapid WGS of Newborns Under Medicaid, but Questions of Access Loom
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Though the funding is technically there, doctors may not be comfortable ordering the test and hospitals may wonder if they'll lose money from it.
Intermountain Healthcare Rolling Out Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test in Pilot Program
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The test is first available to employees over age 50 covered under Intermountain's SelectHealth, but the health system has a bigger five-year plan.
From automated systems not recognizing their genders to denials of insurance claims, many obstacles hinder transgender patients from receiving necessary medical care.
Biocept HER2 Assay Gains Coverage Under Medicare Local Coverage Determination for CTC Tests
Under the LCD, CTC assays, such as Biocept's, will now be covered to guide targeted treatment decisions for patients with breast and other cancers under certain circumstances.