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What's preventing a health insurance company from buying 23andMe and doing what they want with the data? (i.e., reducing costs by denying coverage...)
by methehack 7y ago
What's preventing a health insurance company from buying 23andMe and doing what they want with the data? (i.e., reducing costs by denying coverage...)
- carbocation 7y agoFor that specific question, the GINA legislation would be a barrier.
- Dirlewanger 7y agoDon't give em ideas man. Next thing you know, your premium goes up by X% because you're predisposed to having an addictive personality and deemed at risk to becoming an alcoholic/opiate/etc. addict.
- sdinsn 7y agoMaking changes to health insurance based on customer genetic information is illegal in the US.
- astura 7y agoFirst off it's illegal for them to use genetic information in health insurance decisions in the US. If it were legal and they did want to do it then why would they need to buy 23andMe to accomplish this? Instead they'd just refuse to insure you without you providing a sample of your DNA.