Employer Wellness Programs : Health Reform and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

Provides overview of P.L. 110-233, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008, which prohibits discrimination by health insurers and employers based on genetic information. Describes GINA statutory exception allowing for collection of genetic information pursuant to employer wellne...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Discrimination in insurance. Health insurance. Public health. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of P.L. 110-233, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008, which prohibits discrimination by health insurers and employers based on genetic information. Describes GINA statutory exception allowing for collection of genetic information pursuant to employer wellness programs, and discusses key issues related to role of employer wellness programs in health reform.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.