Newborn screening bill
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act passes out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Nov. 14. Introduced by Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., S. 1858 was unanimously accepted with a clarifying amendment. It would, among other provisions, authorize $15 million for states to expand their newborn screening programs and seek federal guidelines to test for all 29 disorders recommended for testing by the American College of Medical Genetics. The act would also create a research program to identify and develop new screening technologies
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