Neka Is Part Native American

question 10

Multiple Choice

Neka is part Native American.He has several relatives who have alcoholism.Neka takes a direct-to-consumer genetic test panel and discovers that he has inherited gene variants that are associated with increased risk of alcoholism.He reports these facts during an interview for purchasing a life insurance policy,because he thinks that the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act will protect him from being denied life insurance based on results of a genetic test.Alas,Neka is denied coverage,because

• A) the law does not protect Native Americans.
• B) the law does not protect people of mixed lineage.
• C) the law only applies to health insurance and employers, not life insurance.
• D) the law does not apply to direct-to-consumer tests.
• E) GINA does not take effect until 2014.

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