Q: met with my doctor for counseling about genetic testing. he recorded everything we talked about and can't get insurance
my mother has a genetic disease but i have no records anywhere suggesting i have it only this meeting with the doctor. he reported it in my patient instructions so the insurance was able to find out. it wasn't even in the medical record. is there anything i can do
A: ACA should protect you from being discriminated against because of a genetic predisposition or marker. Not clear what all went on. Depending on your facts, a complaint might lie with the Consumer division of the Insurance Commissioner in Harrisburg. Suggest you also contact Senator Casey's office to get sources of who you'd file a complaint with as to an ACA violation --but it's not clear if this is something that has happened or you are just worried will happen.
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