Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
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Re: Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
#2Absolutely insane policy.
Re: Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
#3This is severely fucked. Wellness programs do little or no good but do allow employers to offer incentives for participation. This on the other hand is GATTACA level fuckery. GINA took many years to be put in place; now the proposal put forward will potentially cause people to lose health coverage or their job based on things they cannot control. Potentially their kids, too, since these idiotic "wellness" programs are administered by poorly regulated third parties.
This is very, very bad stuff.
Re: Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
#4At some level I think to myself "first they came for the druggies and I was too young to say anything, just pissed in a cup like everyone else, then they came for smokers and I didn't say anything, then they. . . ."
Where is this all going and in what combination of futures does it turn out well?
Re: Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
#5Gattaca?
I must say that I am extremely interested in the forthcoming genetic policy debate.
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#6Recent discussion with 87 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13843364
Re: Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
#7Thanks GOP led house. All about our freedom I see.
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#8I only have one response to this: WTF.
Re: Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
#9I would have never imagined it would come to this. Now I'm reading about it and can't believe what I'm seeing. This is worrisome on a whole new level.
Re: Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
#10We need to get some people to the nascar track, put the foam hats on folks, it's time to start yelling fire! This is Republican policy taxing your family unless you give your family's bloodline to the corporation.
Insurance company: Looks like you might have an elevated risk of heart attack. Your premium will be half your paycheck. Sorry about the bad luck, buddy. God bless and send our love to your defective children.