Insights From a Temporal Assessment of Increases in US Private Payer Coverage of Tumor Sequencing From 2015 to 2019

ObjectivesTo examine the temporal trajectory of insurance coverage for next-generation tumor sequencing (sequencing) by private US payers, describe the characteristics of coverage adopters and nonadopters, and explore adoption trends relative to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ National Coverage Determination (CMS NCD) for sequencing.MethodsWe identified payers with positive coverage (adopters) or negative coverage (nonadopters)...