The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Funding for Newborn Screening Services.

CONCLUSION: Although the Affordable Care Act coverage mandate may offset some state NBS funding for the screenings themselves, federal support is still required to assure access to the full range of NBS program services. Limiting reimbursement to the costs of screening tests alone would undermine the common practice of using screening charges to fund follow-up services counseling, and medical food or formula, particularly for low-income families. PMID: 26843682 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Public Health Reports - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research