Nowlen Carol, Flores Kendra
Genetic Counselor, ChristianaCare.
Senior Licensed Genetic Counselor, ChristianaCare.
Dela J Public Health. 2021 Dec 15;7(5):40-41. doi: 10.32481/djph.2021.12.012. eCollection 2021 Dec.
The goal of this Opinion Editorial is to raise public awareness regarding legislation introduced to Congress, known as the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, or HR 2144/S1450. Currently, Medicare policy denies beneficiaries direct access to genetic counselors. This bill aims to rectify this though CMS recognition of genetic counselors. This is of particular importance to Delawareans who rely on genetic counseling service in the sub-specialties of cancer, preconception/prenatal, pediatrics, cardiology, and neurology. In this paper, we aim to underscore the importance of this legislation by outlining how genetic counselors impact patient care.
这篇观点社论的目的是提高公众对提交给国会的一项立法的认识，该立法被称为《获得遗传咨询师服务法案》，即HR 2144/S1450。目前，医疗保险政策使受益人无法直接获得遗传咨询师的服务。该法案旨在通过医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS）对遗传咨询师的认可来纠正这一问题。这对特拉华州人尤为重要，他们在癌症、孕前/产前、儿科、心脏病学和神经学等亚专业领域依赖遗传咨询服务。在本文中，我们旨在通过概述遗传咨询师如何影响患者护理来强调这项立法的重要性。
