Comments on: Warfarin Response Testing: Medicare Calls for Feedback on Reimbursement http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/09/05/warfarin-response-testing-medicare-calls-for-feedback-on-reimbursement/ Guidance & Decision Support for Genomic Medicine Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:16:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: medicare supplement texas http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/09/05/warfarin-response-testing-medicare-calls-for-feedback-on-reimbursement/#comment-143492 medicare supplement texas Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:48:19 +0000 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/09/05/warfarin-response-testing-medicare-calls-for-feedback-on-reimbursement/#comment-143492 "Now, the question is whether Medicare should cover the cost of genetic testing to identify the two genes that can affect patients’ reactions to warfarin. The outcome will be momentous and far-reaching: whatever the verdict from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), major private insurance companies are likely to follow suit." I can't imagine a scenario where CMS would not want to cover genetic testing. If not, the costs would have to be passed off to the beneficiary. It may be possible that they would allow expansion of the Medigap program to allow for these kind of expenses. “Now, the question is whether Medicare should cover the cost of genetic testing to identify the two genes that can affect patients’ reactions to warfarin. The outcome will be momentous and far-reaching: whatever the verdict from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), major private insurance companies are likely to follow suit.”

I can’t imagine a scenario where CMS would not want to cover genetic testing. If not, the costs would have to be passed off to the beneficiary. It may be possible that they would allow expansion of the Medigap program to allow for these kind of expenses.

]]> By: JRS Medical http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/09/05/warfarin-response-testing-medicare-calls-for-feedback-on-reimbursement/#comment-140008 JRS Medical Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:12:12 +0000 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/09/05/warfarin-response-testing-medicare-calls-for-feedback-on-reimbursement/#comment-140008 If hospitals mandated genetic testing at birth of all infants the following would happen: 1. The cost of genetic testing would drop to roughly $100 because of economies of scale. 2. It would allow the medical community to see trends based on genetic traits on a larger level. If we could start doing this now it could help advance health care for all of us. This also would give the police an ability to track from DNA on file instead of testing suspects individually. What do you think? If hospitals mandated genetic testing at birth of all infants the following would happen:

1. The cost of genetic testing would drop to roughly $100 because of economies of scale.
2. It would allow the medical community to see trends based on genetic traits on a larger level.

If we could start doing this now it could help advance health care for all of us. This also would give the police an ability to track from DNA on file instead of testing suspects individually. What do you think?

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