Topic
Genetic Testing
118 published works
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Certain Genetic Tests Will Be Reimbursed By Medicare
Medicare will now offer reimbursements for cancer patients who receive genetic testing for certain hereditary cancer-related disorders. This expanded coverage of genetic testing will give cancer patients the tools they…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Science, Elder Law and Genetic Counseling…
I think I might like winter better, if it always happened "conveniently" and with plenty of notice, as did Saturday's snow in Pennsylvania. For once, I was prepared to be…
Health Industry Washington Watch
FDA Public Workshop on Patient, Medical Professional Perspectives on Receiving Genetic Test Results (March 2)
On March 2, 2016, the FDA is hosting a public workshop on “Patient and Medical Professional Perspectives on the Return of Genetic Test Results.” FDA is convening the workshop to…
BioLoquitur
PTO Reports To Congress On Confirmatory Genetic Diagnostic Testing
Section 27 of the America Invents Act, passed on September 16, 2011, requires the USPTO to conduct a study on genetic testing and provide Congress with recommendations for providing confirmatory…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Company Pushes Genetic Testing On Parents For Range Of Conditions
For years, genetically testing eggs and sperm to determine what traits a child would inherit was the stuff of science fiction. Now, rapidly changing technology allows limited testing but a…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
New Startup Partnering With Fertility Clinic To Screen Egg And Sperm Donors For Genetic Diseases
A new startup company called GenePeeks is partnering with the Pacific Northwest Fertility clinic in Seattle to screen donated sperm and eggs for potential genetic diseases. Some critics have argued…
Family Law Prof Blog
The Perfect Baby
By Family Law
From BuzzFeed:Routh had already received a DNA test to see whether she carries genetic variants for about 100 major diseases. The new GenePeeks test, however, will match her DNA with…
Wiley Executive Summary
Court Stays Litigation of Certain Coverage Defenses, Allows Others To Proceed Pending Resolution of Underlying Litigation
Applying California law, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has granted an insured’s motion to stay in part, holding that certain of an insurer’s coverage…
Focus on Regulation
FDA Authorizes 23andMe to Market DTC Genetic Carrier Test, and Announces Plan to Exempt Certain Carrier Screening Testing from Premarket Review
By Blake Wilson, Susan D. Tiedy-Stevenson
On February 19, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) authorized for marketing 23andMe’s Bloom Syndrome carrier test, a direct-to-consumer genetic test to determine whether a…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Congressional Panels Seek Input on Medicare Fraud & Abuse, LDT, GME Legislation
In preparation for legislative activity early next year, various lawmakers have issued open requests for feedback on several health policy initiatives. For instance: The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee…