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Old 03-13-2017, 04:18 AM
 
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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.

If You Want Life Insurance, Think Twice Before Getting A Genetic Test - As genetic testing explodes, health insurers are banned from denying coverage based on results. The same doesn’t apply for life insurance. By Christina Farr02.17.16 | 6:06 am
23 and me does not do health testing anymore they used to until the fda banned them so they had to redesign there system to be a Ancestry like thing
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Old 03-13-2017, 06:13 AM
 
Location: NJ
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23 and me does not do health testing anymore they used to until the fda banned them so they had to redesign there system to be a Ancestry like thing
They have started doing it again.

https://www.23andme.com/

$99 Ancestry Service
$199 Health + Ancestry Service

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Old 03-13-2017, 07:11 AM
 
Location: Morrisville, NC
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23 and me does not do health testing anymore they used to until the fda banned them so they had to redesign there system to be a Ancestry like thing
As the other post mentntions, they started back once they got things worked out, but they still are not testing for as many things as they were before the whole deal with the FDA.
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Old 03-15-2017, 03:17 PM
 
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Well, they might take more life insurance policies out on random people. They already do this to comp costs. It's really gross but they do. Getting DNA results would be like getting a cheat on the lottery. They could take out life insurance policies on those who were likely to get say cancer, or have a heat attack.

It's getting to were capitalism makes me nauseated. lol
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Old 03-15-2017, 10:36 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Read the actual text for yourself, instead of relying on a third party's assessment.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-...bill/1313/text
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