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What would insurance companies do with the data though? If they knew you were predisposed to obesity and cancer due to this data, would they be kind enough to i
by Dumblydorr 6y ago
What would insurance companies do with the data though? If they knew you were predisposed to obesity and cancer due to this data, would they be kind enough to ignore that info?
- toomuchtodo 6y agoFederal law prohibits health insurers from using DNA data for underwriting and pricing.
- astura 6y agoAnd if it didn't the insurance companies could just demand a dna test before underwriting any policies.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoIt would be a sound business decision (who takes on unnecessary risk or costs willingly?), and yet another reason to support universal healthcare.
- kube-system 6y agoIf we’re hypothetically considering what they could do if they weren’t one of the most regulated industries, they have exponentially better options for limiting their risk than requesting DNA.