Precision Medicine Answers for Kids Today Act
This bill establishes programs and requires reporting relating to Medicaid coverage of genetic and genomic testing, particularly for children.
Specifically, the bill establishes a demonstration program for up to 15 state Medicaid programs to cover genetic and genomic testing for certain individuals under the age of 21 (or a lower age, if the state chooses) and for former foster youth under the age of 26.
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must report on overall Medicaid coverage of such services and issue guidance for states on ways to increase coverage for children; the National Academy of Medicine must study the impact of this guidance as well as the general utility of genetic and genomic testing.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-17 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2021-11-16 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2021-11-16 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2021-11-16 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2021-11-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |