US Congress House Bill 4393 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-3)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allows state Medicaid programs to cover DNA sequencing clinical services for certain individuals. Specifically, states may cover such services for individuals under the age of 21 (or a lower age, if the state chooses) and for former foster youth under the age of 26 who (1) have been referred or admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit and seen by a medical specialist for a chronic or undiagnosed disease, and (2) are suspected by a medical specialist to have a pediatric-onset genetic disease. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to assist states in developing plans to cover such services. Additionally, the National Academy of Medicine must study the effects of genetic and genomic testing and ways to expand health insurance coverage of such services, including under Medicare and Medicaid.

Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act

Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Mark Green [R-TN]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-09-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-09-18	House	Introduced in House

SB3116 (Related) 2019-12-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7211)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4393/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4393/BILLS-116hr4393ih.pdf