Implementation of reimbursement for genomic testing in Australia: early successes and the pathway ahead

Andrew J Mallett^{1

2

3

4}, Jodie Ingles⁵, Ilias Goranitis^{4

6}, Zornitza Stark^{4

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Renal Medicine, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
² College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
³ Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Australian Genomics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Genomics and Inherited Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research and University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Economics of Genomics and Precision Medicine Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Editorial

Andrew J Mallett et al. Intern Med J. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;54(4):531-534.

doi: 10.1111/imj.16369. Epub 2024 Apr 5.

Andrew J Mallett^{1

2

3

4}, Jodie Ingles⁵, Ilias Goranitis^{4

6}, Zornitza Stark^{4

7}

¹ Department of Renal Medicine, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
² College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
³ Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Australian Genomics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Genomics and Inherited Disease Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research and University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Economics of Genomics and Precision Medicine Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

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