Comments on: Should Insurance Cover Genetic Testing? http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/16/should-insurance-cover-genetic-testing/ Your Genes, Your Health, Your Choices Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:33:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Thomas http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/16/should-insurance-cover-genetic-testing/#comment-92985 Thomas Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:37:25 +0000 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/16/should-insurance-cover-genetic-testing/#comment-92985 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. 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 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/16/should-insurance-cover-genetic-testing/#comment-79954 Lisa Lee Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:31 +0000 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/16/should-insurance-cover-genetic-testing/#comment-79954 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.) 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 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/16/should-insurance-cover-genetic-testing/#comment-79946 Mark Glen-Walker Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:47:31 +0000 http://talk.dnadirect.com/2008/01/16/should-insurance-cover-genetic-testing/#comment-79946 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). 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).

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