Genes and Insurance: Ethical, Legal and Economic Issues
(Part of the Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics Series)
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The result of two key social developments in recent years are examined here: the partial dismantling of the welfare state and the progress of genetics. Genetic insights are increasingly valuable for risk assessment, and insurers would like to use these insights to help determine premiums. Combined with the fact that social welfare is being curtailed, this could potentially create an uninsured high-risk population. Along with considerations of autonomy...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521054508
ISBN13:9780521054508
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:180 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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