Precision Medicine Gets A Boost From Congress

Last month, together with several colleagues in the House, Representative Eric Swalwell of California reintroduced a bipartisan bill called Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act. The legislation had originally been proposed in January 2018, and is aimed at promoting the use of genetic and genomic testing to improve healthcare delivery. Specifically, the bill is designed to improve patient access to genetic and genomic testing to help shorten the time to diagnosis, easing the diagnostic odyssey for pediatric patients suffering from rare diseases.