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Some will indicate lower risk. On Fri, 1 Jun 2018, 16:22 Julian Bradley, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks Tref. > > I was actually thinking of it from patients point of view not a > GP's. With genetic testing like Ancestry, 23 and Me etc more and > more people will have genetic info that advises them about their > lifetime risk of diseases. > > Assuming they're honest and will disclose IF THAT IS A LEGAL > REQUIREMENT the question goes back to whether it will become a legal > requirement. > > If testing becomes comprehensive enough most people will probably be > found to carry some risk - some an exceptionally high risk. > > As a citizen I'd have views that could support both sides of the > argument - why should all pay higher premiums to insure someone who > already knows they are at exceptionally high risk vs why should > people be penalized for genes they can do nothing about. > > However I though the question needs to be on the radar as the > moratorium ends soon. > > J > > At 06:50 01/06/2018, you wrote: > >We can always refuse to answer and leave it to the patient. > > > >Trefor > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Julian Bradley > >Sent: 31 May 2018 17:41 > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Genetic Information and Insurance > > > >Brief online search suggests the moratorium on question about / use of > >genetic information by insurance companies in the UK ends 2019. > > > >Does anyone know whether a) this is correct, b) what will happen > afterwards. > > > >Not of course personally relevant to me, but remains an interest. > > > >J > > > >To unsubscribe from the GP-UK list, click the following link: > >https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GP-UK&A=1 > -- A Midgley Nowadays: Property and Photography ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GP-UK list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=GP-UK&A=1