Rep. Eric Swalwell of California has proposed a new bill to the House of Representatives, the Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act, which would allow states to apply for Medicaid extensions to cover genome sequencing services for children. The bill would see HHS partnering with the National Academy of Medicine to reduce barriers to genetic testing, particularly among payers. “Genetic and genomic testing technology is getting better every day,” Swalwell said. “We’re working in a bipartisan way to look ahead for ways to make it more accessible to Americans, in order to improve and save lives.”

Full report from Health IT Analytics here, with the bill’s press release here.