4 Risks consumers need to know about DNA testing kit results and buying life insurance
August 04, 2018 at 10:00 AM EDT
Google-backed DNA company 23andMe is at the forefront of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing kit boom. Come experts are concerned about how health insurers could use the information to deny coverage. But they are neglecting another big insurance wrinkle: life insurance policies. Laws are complicated, and less than clear in this quickly evolving consumer health-tech space.