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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 12.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2018 Jul 12;21(1):152–160. doi: 10.1038/s41436-018-0043-3

Table 3.

Citation Type and Number of Citations for Evidence Cited by Payer in 2017 Coverage Policies for WES

Payer Blue Shield
of CA		 BCBS
Michigan		 BCBS
Alabama		 Independence
Blue Cross		 HCSC Cigna CareFirst
(BCBS)		 United
Healthcare		 BCBS
Tennessee		 WellPoint
Anthem BC		 Aetna Humana Highmark
(BCBS)
Citation Type No. of Citations 18 18 17 15 10 7 7 3 3 3 2 2 1
Clinical Study Dixon-Salazar 2012 X X X X X                
Need 2012                 X        
Yang 2013 X X X X   X X            
Dewey 2014 X X X       X         X  
Iglesias 2014 X X X X X   X            
Lee 2014 X X X X X         X      
Soden 2014 X X X X                  
Srivastava 2014 X X X X     X            
Yang 2014 X X X X X         X   X  
Farewell 2015 X X X X X X              
Taylor 2015 X X X         X          
Valencia 2015 X X X X X                
Nolan 2016 X X X X X                
Posey 2016 X X X X     X X          
Stark 2016 X X X X X                
Clinical Guidelines ACMG 2012           X             X
Green 2013 X X X X X X   X   X      
Rehm 2013 X X X X X X              
Expert Interview Study Beale 2015           X         X    
Technology Assessment BCBSA 2013 X X X X   X     X   X    
BCBSA 2015             X   X        
BCBSA 2016 X X         X            

Notes: Green indicates policies that cover WES, and red indicates policies that do not cover WES.