Legislation seeks to bar life insurance companies from purchasing recreational genetic testing data
February 20, 2024 by Sarah Petrowich
State legislators look at preventing life insurance companies from buying information from direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies.
State Rep. Jeff Spiegelman’s (R-Clayton) House Bill 286 would bar life insurance companies from purchasing genetic information from companies like 23andMe and AncestryDNA.
Spiegelman says genetic tests often contain a disclaimer stating results may affect your life insurance policy. This bill would prevent recreational genetic tests from causing insurance rate boosts or even termination of coverage
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