ReviewAmerican journal of human genetics1997
Insurance underwriting in the genetic era.
Review in American journal of human genetics, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- GINA, genism, and civil rights.Bioethics · 2008Article
- Laws restricting health insurers' use of genetic information: impact on genetic discrimination.American journal of human genetics · 2000Article
- Genetic testing for Alzheimer's disease and its impact on insurance purchasing behavior.Health affairs (Project Hope)Article
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Abstract
Genetic technology is assuming a greater role in the practice of medicine. Insurers have a vested interest because individually underwritten insurance cannot be sold without risk classification, and much of the medical information needed to classify risks will have a genetic component. This paper reviews recent genetic advances and their potential impact on life, disability income, long-term care, and critical illness insurance. Alzheimer disease is chosen to illustrate the effect of an organized effort to withhold medical information from insurance companies. Consumers will not support a private insurance mechanism with extensive cross-subsidization among policyholders and where medical information becomes inviolate simply because it is genetic. A framework for deliberations with the medical community is proposed.
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