Multigene tests are an integral component of new policy initiatives such as the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Precision Medicine Initiative and the US National Cancer Institute Cancer ...

Medicare will generally cover a nuclear stress test when a doctor deems it medically necessary, such as when assessing for a heart condition. A person would need to meet the Part B deductible, which ...

An emerging category of laboratory tests may help improve care and treatment outcomes for cancer patients, according to a recent survey by the nonprofit CancerCare, but insurers and employers do not ...

Panelists discuss how managed care organizations can improve Alzheimer diagnostic test access while navigating complex coverage challenges for amyloid-targeting therapies across traditional Medicare ...

Minnesotans are finding plenty of gaps and footnotes in insurance providers' coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests. The federal government now requires many private insurers to cover the cost of ...

Preventive screenings, such as bone density tests, can help identify potential medical problems. Medicare covers some costs. Bone density tests may help prevent expensive reparative treatments.

Twenty years ago, the mapping of the human genome promised new opportunities for genomic or genetic tests to predict, prevent and even treat disease, tailored to specific patient sub-populations. For ...