Federal and state laws prohibit health insurance discrimination against patients who undergo genetic testing. The Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 protects patients in group health insurance plans from discrimination based on genetic information.

Myriad Genetic Laboratories only discloses patient test results to the ordering healthcare provider unless the patient provides a written request to disclose results to another party. Test results are never disclosed to a patient's insurance carrier (even if that carrier covers the cost of testing) without the written permission of the patient.

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