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Could health insurance discrimination result from DNA data collection?

Julie Campbell
health insurance discrimination dna genetic testing

In all but one G7 country, there are laws to protect people from losing rights based on their genetics. There is a rising belief among geneticists that the completion of genome sequencing would cause people to discover things about themselves that they don’t want to know, but many don’t realize that health insurance discrimination could also result from this type of test. These tests produce a detailed analysis of a person’s complete genetic code and they are not expensive to obtain. Naturally, DNA tests will not guarantee that a person…

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California insurance premiums for health plans could spike by 8%

Nordstrom
california insurance premiums

The rates for 2017 may be noticeably more expensive for residents of the Golden State. California insurance premiums may be heading upward next year according to an estimate that has been produced by the state’s exchange, to the point that the average person would be paying 8 percent more. Should this estimate be accurate, it will double the average increase seen over the last two years. This year and last year, there were increase to California insurance premiums, but they were a notably lower 4 percent. This latest forecasted increase…

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Health insurance policies are confusing patients, say emergency physicians

Nordstrom
health insurance plans

A recent American College of Emergency Physicians report said decisions are made based on misunderstandings. A new report issued by the American College of Emergency Physicians has revealed that the vast majority of patients don’t understand their health insurance policies and it is causing them to make choices based on the wrong information. The report said that a survey of ER physicians showed that 90 percent of their patients don’t understand their coverage. The concern these physicians expressed was over the fact that some insurers sell some highly affordable health…

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Medicaid insurance plans receive federal standards makeover

Logan B.
Medicare open enrollment deadline approaching fast – things you should know!

The Obama administration has now established a new set of standards for these private coverage plans. The primary source of coverage for millions of Americans, Medicaid insurance plans, are undergoing a significant change as the Obama administration has now laid out a fresh set of standards to which these policies must adhere. The new rules have been designed to address insurance companies that serve Medicaid customers. There are 39 states in which insurance companies are serving as a kind of middleman in order to make sure that customers have coverage.…

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New health insurance option may be coming to Wyoming

S.Vagus
Wyoming Health Insurance

Wyoming may study the financial impact of opening up the state’s insurance plan to residents Those living in Wyoming may have a new option when it comes to health insurance coverage. The Wyoming Department of Health may study the possibility of allowing all those living in the state to join its existing insurance plan. The state’s Joint Appropriations Committee has approved to add the study to a two-year budget legislation that has been introduced. Lawmakers want to task the Department of Health with building a report concerning the financial impact…

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