PEDIATRIC MELTDOWN PODCAST: Podcast host Dr. Lia Gaggino talks with Dr. Caleb Bupp, Dr. Andrea Scheurer and Dr. Joseph Fakhoury about Project Baby Deer.
Fortune: No one wants to find themselves sick or in need of a medical diagnosis. But there are those out there who already are—and are desperately seeking answers.
GENOMEWEB: California, the nation's most populous state, recently began covering rapid diagnostic whole-genome sequencing (rWGS) for sick infants under Medicaid. The decision, in theory, should make the test more widely available, leading to faster diagnoses, better medical decisions, and lower healthcare costs in many cases.
Project Baby Deer is allowing Bronson Children's Hospital to diagnose genetic disorders in as fast as 30 hours; something that used to take nearly 30 days.
In its daily e-briefing for December 2, 2021, the Precision Medicine Institute reviewed the availability of Medicaid coverage for rWGS in Michigan, and the various state projects spearheaded by RCIGM that helped set the stage for Medicaid coverage.