Show Notes
This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 57.
Song title: Test Me Where It Matters
Original Base by Base episode: 57: Low rates of genetic testing in Medicaid-enrolled children with ASD and ID
Article metadata:
Article title: Medicaid claims from 2008 to 2016 indicate low rates of genetic testing among children with intellectualdisability and autism spectrum disorder
Journal: Genetics in Medicine
DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2025.101451
Reference: Brown TR, Lee W-L, Ventimiglia J, et al. Genetics in Medicine (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2025.101451
Lyrics:
Verse 1
In the waiting room, the lights are thin
Questions pile up under paper skin
A diagnosis name, but no “why” to hold
While the clock keeps ticking, stories unfold
Pre-Chorus
Guidelines on the wall like a quiet sign
But the door stays shut too many times
If answers live in code and chain
Why do so many never get their name?
Chorus
Test me where it matters, don’t let it slide
Open up the map that’s hiding inside
Not a luxury, not a maybe someday
Give every kid a fair shot at the truth this way
Test me where it matters—make it real
Turn the missed chances into something we can heal
Verse 2
From older prints to microarray light
From single suspects to panels wide
Still the numbers say the help runs low
And some get less just based on where they go
Bridge
Blackouts in the system, gaps in the line
Distance, bias, paperwork, time
But a door can move, and a rule can bend
When we decide this is where it ends
Final Chorus
Test me where it matters, don’t let it slide
Open up the map that’s hiding inside
Not a luxury, not a maybe someday
Give every kid a fair shot at the truth this way
Test me where it matters—hear that call
Break the barriers down, let the answers reach us all
