The voluntary ban goes for another 6 years, so consumers can continue to purchase life insurance. Doctors can order genetic tests for various reasons, including looking for genetic illnesses before symptoms appear. Hundreds of tests are available. Unlike the US. the UK policy needs to be reviewed again in 6 years. Their concern was primarily life insurance whereby here in the US, it was health insurance before the law was passed earlier this year. There’s a lot riding on genetic testing today and tomorrow. BD
LONDON (Reuters) - British insurers have agreed to extend a freeze on genetic tests to 2014, allowing consumers to continue taking out cover without disclosing the adverse results of tests to predict a predisposition to cancer or heart disease.
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