Genetic discrimination in health insurance: current legal protections and industry practices

Karen Pollitz1, Beth N Peshkin, Eliza Bangit

  • 1Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Washington, DC 20057, USA. pollitzk@georgetown.edu

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