Germany Weighs NIPT Reimbursement for High-Risk Pregnancies as Competition Between Labs Heats Up

Aug 26, 2016

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Noninvasive prenatal testing for fetal trisomy risk may become reimbursable by Germany's statutory health insurance within the next few years, following a decision of a committee last week to conduct an evaluation of the method for high-risk pregnancies.

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