AHIP Statement on the President's Signing of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

For Immediate Release
May 21, 2008

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Robert Zirkelbach
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Washington, DC – Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), today issued the following statement on the signing into law of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act:

“With this landmark bipartisan legislation, Congress and the President have taken strong action to prohibit discrimination based on a person’s genetic makeup and to protect patients' privacy as they pursue genetic evaluations. This legislation also ensures that patients can continue to benefit from health plans’ innovative early detection and care coordination programs that improve the safety and quality of care.” 

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