Monday, April 1, 2013

Breast Cancer Risk Genetic Testing Covered Under the Affordable Care Act?


Today (March 6), Myriad Genetics, the company that makes the test for the breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, said that the U.S. government considers these tests to be preventive services. This means that private insurance plans are required to cover the cost of the tests, including co-pays, deductibles and coinsurance, provided that the plans do not have a "grandfathered" status.
http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/3590-genetic-testing-breast-cancer-insurance-coverage.html (Click to story)