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I'm seeing a few reports (https://www.statnews.com/2017/03/10/...netic-testing/) about a new law moving through congress that might/would override the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Haven't seen it on the major wire services yet or much in the way of "conversation". Does this strike people as a real possibility and what would be the implications. Could an employer/government demand your 23andMe results, for example?
I'm seeing a few reports (https://www.statnews.com/2017/03/10/...netic-testing/) about a new law moving through congress that might/would override the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Haven't seen it on the major wire services yet or much in the way of "conversation". Does this strike people as a real possibility and what would be the implications. Could an employer/government demand your 23andMe results, for example?
I saw an article last year about health and life insurance companies possibly wanting the results and have not tested yet partly due to that.
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A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information.
Giving employers such power is now prohibited by legislation including the 2008 genetic privacy and nondiscrimination law known as GINA. The new bill gets around that landmark law by stating explicitly that GINA and other protections do not apply when genetic tests are part of a “workplace wellness” program.
The bill, HR 1313, was approved by a House committee on Wednesday, with all 22 Republicans supporting it and all 17 Democrats opposed. It has been overshadowed by the debate over the House GOP proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but the genetic testing bill is expected to be folded into a second ACA-related measure containing a grab-bag of provisions that do not affect federal spending, as the main bill does.
I'm seeing a few reports (https://www.statnews.com/2017/03/10/...netic-testing/) about a new law moving through congress that might/would override the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Haven't seen it on the major wire services yet or much in the way of "conversation". Does this strike people as a real possibility and what would be the implications. Could an employer/government demand your 23andMe results, for example?
I don't think they would do it this way. They would do their own blood test of a prospective employee.
So....should I forget about having my AncestryDNA test
Ancestry doesn't do health testing, that would be 23 and me.
I have to wake up more to reread the articles, they didn't seem clear to me what genetic testing defines. If you read up a few posts tassity22 said they would do their own blood test of a prospective employee verses asking for your 23 and me results
This is one of the articles I read last month that talks about different genetic tests 23 and me is one that could be used against you now and in the future.
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