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Title: A patient wants to enroll in a research study that involves genetic testing but is worried that if ... Post by: brigittmarie on Jan 18, 2018 A patient wants to enroll in a research study that involves genetic testing but is worried that if the insurance carrier gets the results, coverage could be denied if the results showed a high risk for developing an expensive health problem.
The nurse should explain that a. insurers cannot use research participants' genetic information against them. b. research companies would not sell or otherwise share their participants' results. c. this is a valid concern and has been the topic of several recent costly lawsuits. d. there is legislation pending on this topic, but no law currently addresses this. Title: A patient wants to enroll in a research study that involves genetic testing but is worried that if ... Post by: Redroco10 on Jan 18, 2018 Content hidden
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