TY - JOUR
T1 - Genetic testing and the future of disability insurance
T2 - Ethics, law & policy
AU - Wolf, Susan M
AU - Kahn, Jeffrey P.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Predictive genetic testing poses fundamental questions for disability insurance, a crucial resource funding basic needs when disability prevents income from work. This article, from an NIH-funded project, presents the first indepth analysis of the challenging issues: Should disability insurers be permitted to consider genetics and exclude predicted disability? May disabilities with a recognized genetic basis be excluded from coverage as pre-existing conditions? How can we assure that private insurers writing individual and group policies, employers, and public insurers deal competently and appropriately with genetic testing?
AB - Predictive genetic testing poses fundamental questions for disability insurance, a crucial resource funding basic needs when disability prevents income from work. This article, from an NIH-funded project, presents the first indepth analysis of the challenging issues: Should disability insurers be permitted to consider genetics and exclude predicted disability? May disabilities with a recognized genetic basis be excluded from coverage as pre-existing conditions? How can we assure that private insurers writing individual and group policies, employers, and public insurers deal competently and appropriately with genetic testing?
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2007.00148.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2007.00148.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17543053
AN - SCOPUS:34249004962
SN - 1073-1105
VL - 35
SP - 6
EP - 32
JO - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
JF - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
IS - SUPPL. 2
ER -
