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A step forward, but still inadequate: Australian health professionals’ views on the genetics and life insurance moratorium

2021-05-29

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> In 2019, the Australian life insurance industry introduced a partial moratorium (ban) limiting the use of genetic test results in life insurance underwriting. The moratorium is industry self-regulated and applies only to policies below certain financial limits (eg AUD$500,000 of life cover). <h4>Methods</h4> We surveyed Australian health professionals (HPs) who discuss genetic...

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DOI: 10.1101/2021.05.25.21257683

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