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Advocates, legislators gear up for battle in the fight to keep genetic information, testing secure from employers, insurers.

Modern healthcare - 2 Apr 2007

Benko Laura B

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A 12-year deadlock over genetic discrimination is set to be broken in Congress. Scientists and patient advocates welcome the news, but employers and insurers call the legislation premature and say it could cause administrative hassles. "It's a remedy in search of a cause", says Burton Fishman, left, an attorney for business interests. "We think it's really based on the politics of fear and anecdote, and not on...

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