Comments on: Should Insurance Cover Genetic Testing?

By: Trading With Common Sense

Trading With Common Sense — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:29:38 +0000

The real problem that is probably going to be unearthed is that we probably have alegacy of underfunding in healthcare issues that goes back decades and only now is it starting to come to the surface when we all realise that there are more people at rock bottom than was first imagined.The double whammy to all of this is that to fix it is going to possibly take more than we have available.

By: health insurance

health insurance — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:40:05 +0000

For me it is okay insurance companies will cover this. But for some,they would find this not helpful because they would think this will add up another dollar to there insurance payment..

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:37:25 +0000

What’s this health insurance thing everybody keeps talking about? I assume it’s something the baby boomer’s and elderly have.

I have all this Medicaid and SSI stuff taken out of my paycheck I’m not sure what it’s for.

I have been discussing this with my friends, they seem to think it has something to do with fairy tale creatures like “doctors” and such.

By: Lisa Lee

Lisa Lee — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:31 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Mark. Preventing illness/disease and providing early treatment is both better patient care and cost-effective. And no, genetic testing — just like any testing — should not be mandatory. I can’t think of any example in a health care situation where testing IS mandatory. Everyone over age 18 is entitled to make decisions about their health care, including declining it. (Unfortunately, with the current state of our system, many don’t have practical access to adequate health care measure.)

By: Mark Glen-Walker

Mark Glen-Walker — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:47:31 +0000

I think it’s fine if insurance companies want to cover it… obviously they seem some value in preventing illness/disease or providing early treatment to keep costs down. I don’t think it should be mandatory to receive genetic testing (and I’m not asserting that anyone is requesting this).