The California state legislature has approved $ 2 m for a gene - sequencing pilot . The project aims to show that using whole genome sequencing in Medi - Cal ( cWGS ) will improve the treatment of patients with undiagnosed illnesses who are looked after by the state 's health care programme , Medi - Cal . It will also seek to demonstrate that patients could have financial benefits for Medi - Cal by decreasing the costs associated with the scheme .
The California state legislature has approved $2m for a gene-sequencing pilot. The project aims to show that using whole genome sequencing in Medi-Cal (cWGS) will aid the treatment of patients with undiagnosed illnesses who are looked after by the state's health care programme, Medi-Cal. It will also seek to show that cWGS could have financial benefits for Medi-Cal by decreasing the costs associated with the scheme.