GOP genetic screening bill off to rocky start

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A Republican effort to boost corporate wellness programs by allowing employers to request genetic information from their workers is facing a rocky future, as the legislation has garnered scant support from other Republicans and the Trump administration has distanced itself from it.

The legislation’s struggle reflects the broader problems Republicans are having as they try to overhaul health policy. Even seemingly minor bureaucratic tweaks to the existing system are proving difficult to build consensus on.

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