The Australian Government recently announced that life insurers in Australia will be banned from using genetic tests to refuse coverage—a significant step forward in protecting Australians, who have been avoiding life-saving tests due to insurance concerns. Read more about it, and GDO Member Jane Tiller’s contributions, here!
To address the evolving concerns around GD, the GDO proposed a new and more encompassing definition of Genetic Discrimination. Read about its development here.
In this GDO collaborative research project published by JAMA Network Open, expert opinions were gathered to identify more effective policy approaches to address GD.