Privacy, Policy & Legal Issues

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Privacy, Policy & Legal

Laws & Protections

In the U.S., federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines affect the health information and care people receive, including the types of screening, prevention, and treatment health insurance plans must cover, which lab tests or medications are available, and how health information may be used.

Here, we provide an overview of specific laws that have a significant impact of members of the high-risk, hereditary cancer community. 

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Public Policy

Public policies in the form of laws, regulations, and guidelines govern many aspects of life, including healthcare. These policies can affect access to medical care, the costs of that care, and so much more.

FORCE advocates on behalf of the community, working to ensure that the unique interests of individuals with or at risk of hereditary cancer are represented as state and federal policies are developed and implemented.

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