Policy

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today published a new Guidance on community engagement as a strategy to address underrepresentation in genomics research. Appearing in today’s issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG), this new resource was developed by the Society’s Community Engagement Guidance Writing Group, comprised of members of the ASHG... Read More

On May 11, 2022, ASHG hosted its second (virtual) Capitol Hill Day. This event brought together 21 Society members from the ASHG Board of Directors, the Government and Public Advocacy Committee (GPAC), and trainee advocates from the Advocacy Certificate for Human Genetics and Genomics Trainees (ACGT) program. ASHG advocates shared the value and progress of... Read More

The Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 2144) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1450) to recognize certified genetic counselors as healthcare providers and authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reimburse genetic counselors directly for the genetic counseling services they provide to Medicare... Read More

10 years ago, I was in my college dorm room writing my senior thesis and wondering what career could possibly combine my interest in genetics, health, communication, and translation of research. Today, I am sitting in my apartment in Washington, DC as an ASHG/NHGRI Genetics and Public Policy Fellow, working remotely at the intersection of... Read More

On March 11, Congress passed a massive end-of-year spending package that included $1.5 trillion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations.  The package had broad bipartisan support, passing the House on a vote of 361-69 and the Senate on a vote of 68-31.  President Biden later signed it into law before government funding was set... Read More