{"id":4270,"date":"2016-09-13T09:34:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T13:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4270"},"modified":"2016-09-13T09:34:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T13:34:58","slug":"insurers-may-insist-on-counseling-before-genetic-tests-for-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4270","title":{"rendered":"Insurers May Insist On Counseling Before Genetic Tests For Breast Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>Health care providers and insurers agree that it\u2019s in everyone\u2019s\u00a0best interest to refer women for genetic testing if their family history of breast or ovarian cancer puts them at higher risk. What they don\u2019t agree on is what should happen\u00a0<em>before<\/em>\u00a0testing, specifically whether women need to be advised by a certified genetic counselor\u00a0or someone with similar training before the test is ordered. <a href=\"http:\/\/khn.org\/news\/insurers-may-insist-on-counseling-before-genetic-tests-for-breast-cancer\/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=34205059&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_H3VrwBVXTJAa_SutndePaUEoUqmeq56cbQhucutcpR3ecFMLKBPzIPEYkFXuXAlAvh9g3Ulawz1YRhfKPZj_m7CaEnw&amp;_hsmi=34205059\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading article here&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #444444; text-transform: none; line-height: 1.6; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Open Sans', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-stretch: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Kaiser Health News\u00a0is\u00a0a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. 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