Genetic Testing, Genetic Medicine, and Managed Care
Year: 1999
Type: preprint
Abstract: As modern human genetics moves from the research setting to the clinical setting, it will encounter the managed care system. Issues of cost, access, and quality of care will affect the availability and nature of genetic testing, genetic counseling, and genetic therapies. This articles explores such issues as professional education, coverage of genetic services, privacy and confidentiality, and liability. It concludes with a series of recommendations for the practice of genetic medicine in the age of managed care.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Authors: Sharona Hoffman, Mark A. Rothstein
Institutions: Case Western Reserve University, University of Louisville
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1483551944