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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)</p>]]></text>
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