The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds the release of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) Genetic Screening Roadmap: A Clinician’s Guide to Providing Quality Maternal Health Care. This roadmap was developed to raise awareness, expand education, and improve implementation of noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) among women and their families, health care providers, and policy stakeholders.
- CAPS applauds Rhode Island Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factorsCAPS applauds Rhode Island Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. June 27, 2023, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds Rhode Island Medicaid’s modernization of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) to all ...Read more
- CAPS applauds Texas Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factorsCAPS applauds Texas Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. June 20, 2023, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds Texas Medicaid’s expansion and modernization of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) to all ...Read more
- CAPS applauds Louisiana Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factorsCAPS applauds Louisiana Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. View as PDF » May 2, 2023, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds Louisiana Medicaid’s expansion and modernization of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening ...Read more
- CAPS applauds North Carolina Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factorsApril 18, 2023, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds North Carolina Medicaid’s expansion and modernization of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) to all women regardless of their risk factors, income, or age, with no prior authorization. With this NIPS policy update, North Carolina joins twenty-nine ...Read more
- CAPS applauds Michigan Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors.CAPS applauds Michigan Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. View as PDF » April 3, 2023, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds Michigan Medicaid’s expansion and modernization of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening ...Read more
- CAPS applauds Virginia Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factorsCAPS applauds Virginia Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. February 13, 2023, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds Virginia Medicaid’s expansion and modernization of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) to all ...Read more
- CAPS applauds the New York State Legislature for codifying expanded access to NIPS for all who choose screening within Medicaid, without restrictions related to age or other risk factorsCAPS applauds the New York State Legislature for codifying expanded access to NIPS for all who choose screening within Medicaid, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. December 1, 2022, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds the New York State Legislature for codifying expanded coverage of cell- free ...Read more
- CAPS applauds Indiana Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors.CAPS applauds Indiana Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. November 3, 2022, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds Indiana Medicaid’s expansion and modernization of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) to all ...Read more
- CAPS applauds New York State Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors.CAPS applauds New York State Medicaid for expanding access to NIPS for all women who chose screening, without restrictions related to age or other risk factors. May 25, 2022, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) applauds New York State Medicaid’s expansion of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)- based noninvasive prenatal screening ...Read more
- New York’s Expanded Coverage of Noninvasive Prenatal Screening is a Step in the Right DirectionDecember 15, 2021, Washington, DC. – The Coalition for Access to Prenatal Screening (CAPS) is encouraged by New York State Medicaid’s expansion of coverage for cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) from women over age 35 to women over age 30, though more work needs to be done to ensure all women who choose ...Read more