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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

4/24/2008--Passed Senate amended. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Title I: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance -
(Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the Internal more...

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May 09, 2008 US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act approved

Substantive and procedural objections were raised to the previous version of the approved legislation, bill HR 493, proposed in conjunction with the Paul ...

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May 08, 2008 ADNA Discrimination Is Illegal!

S’s situation is relevant to the bill the senate unanimously approved HR 493 last week; a bill entitled the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) ...

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May 06, 2008 Congress Inadvertently Legalizes Sharing of Genetic Information ...

HR 493 forbids the "use or disclosure" of genetic information for underwriting purposes by insurers under HIPAA regulations. But the bill fails to give ...

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May 14, 2008 Genetic Privacy Compromised?

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (HR 493), recently passed by Congress, has inadvertently legalized the sharing of genetic information without patient consent. Sue Blevins, President of the Institute for Health ...

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May 09, 2008 Congress Outlaws Genetic Discrimination

HR 493 bans discrimination by employers and insurance companies based on genetic information. The bill passed 95-0 in the Senate, and 414-1 in the House. The lone no vote was Ron Paul. Most states have already enacted some kind of ...

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May 08, 2008 GINA

The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (HR 493; GINA) passed the US Senate today by an overwhelming vote of 95-0, clearing the way for the bill to go to President Bush for signing into law. After a battle that lasted more than ...

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