House Republicans would let employers demand workers’ genetic test results

A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information.

Giving employers such power is now prohibited by legislation including the 2008 genetic privacy and nondiscrimination law known as GINA. The new bill gets around that landmark law by stating explicitly that GINA and other protections do not apply when genetic tests are part of a “workplace wellness” program.

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I dunno, but it seems to me that the health insurance companies would be the REAL beneficiaries of such a program. After all, this would impact their bottom line a whole lot more than most employers.

Yes health insurance companies would be main beneficiary. I imagine though that politicians and workplace would be rewarded also.

2 years ago my work place offered $200 if you went to a health fair and answered questions and had blood pressure, weight and urine sample taken. They were offended when I declined.

The reason being was if enough people participated they got a good size reduction on healthcare plan. I think at the time we had 188 employees. At $200 a pop that would have been $37.600 had all went.