H.R. 8525 · 116th Congress
Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jackie Speier
- Introduced
- 2020-10-02
- Latest action
- 2020-10-02 · Introduced in House
Summary
Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2020
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)