Examining the coverage of pharmacogenetic tests and use of pharmacogenetic information at the population level
Publication year: 2017
Our jurisdictional scan yielded no information about
phamacogenetic tests that are publicly covered at the
population level for select conditions across the
jurisdictions reviewed. However, in reviewing the
literature, we did find one primary study that examined
coverage policies for individual pharmacogenetic tests
among six U.S. insurance companies, and we detail the
findings in Table 1. This study reveals that coverage
policies for specific pharmacogenetic tests varied greatly
across insurance companies, and that the majority of tests
were deemed experimental/investigational and therefore
not eligible for coverage.