Genetics and Life Insurance: Medical Underwriting and Social Policy

(Part of the Basic Bioethics Series)

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Experts discuss the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of genetic testing in determining eligibility for life insurance.

Insurance companies routinely use an individual's medical history and family medical history in determining eligibility for life insurance; this is part of the process of medical underwriting. Insurers have also long used genetic information, often derived from family history, in underwriting...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262512599

ISBN13:9780262512596

Release Date:January 2009

Publisher:Mit Press

Length:293 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Business Business & Investing Economics Medical Medical Books Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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Genetics and Life Insurance: Medical Underwriting and Social Policy

(Part of the Basic Bioethics Series)

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