Secretary of Health and Human Services accepts the recommendation to expand the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel to include X-ALD and MPS I

Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell, accepted the recommendation to expand the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) to include the addition of X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) and Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS I). The Affordable Care Act requires that most health plans cover evidence-based preventative care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA).

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