title: Insurance for the insurers. The use of genetic tests.
abstract: Genetic testing raises concerns that individuals will be denied health insurance (and thus, effectively, access to health care), or that employers will screen to eliminate potentially costly workers. Although we as a society do not yet concur on the degree to which private businesses have a responsibility to promote social justice, several different policy alternatives might allow us to weigh the interests of insurers, as businesses, against the interests of citizens in a responsible manner.
authors.affiliation: Program in Law, Ethics, and Health, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kass
mesh_terms: D004608:Eligibility Determination; D035082:Federal Government; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000191:economics*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics; D007343:Insurance Carriers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015271:Insurance Pools; D015273:Insurance Selection Bias; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000592:standards*; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D035842:Research Subjects; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States; D035141:Voluntary Programs