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Cigna Mandates Genetic Counseling before Tests

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Abstract The health insurer Cigna will soon require its members to receive genetic counseling from a board-certified genetic counselor or medical geneticist before it pays for genetic testing for certain hereditary conditions.

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Abstract The health insurer Cigna will soon require its members to receive genetic counseling from a board-certified genetic counselor or medical geneticist before it pays for genetic testing for certain hereditary conditions.

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Abstract The health insurer Cigna will soon require its members to receive genetic counseling from a board-certified genetic counselor or medical geneticist before it pays for genetic testing for certain hereditary conditions.

Key concepts: Geneticist, Genetic counseling, Genetic testing, Certification, Medical genetics, Family medicine, Medicine, Genetics

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