AHIP Statement on the President's Signing of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karenic Ignagni, President
and chief executive officer of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), today issued the
following statement on the sign language into law of the Genetic Information
Nondiscrimination Act: (Logo: ) "With this landmark bipartizan legislation, United States Congress and the President
have taken strong action to forbid favoritism based on a person's
genetic constitution and to protect patients' privateness as they prosecute genetic
evaluations. This statute law also guarantees that patients can go on to
benefit from wellness plans' advanced early sensing and attention coordination
programs that better the safety and quality of care." America's Health Insurance Plans - Providing Health Benefits to More
Than 200 Million Americans