Collaborative Research: Measuring selection in insurance markets due to genetic prediction — NSF Award to University of Pennsylvan
This award will fund research that studies the impacts of the development of improved predictive power of genetic testing on insurance markets. While scientific advances have led to increased predictive power of genetic data, many jurisdictions prohibit insurers from using genetic information to risks in underwriting,
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Measuring selection in insurance markets due to genetic prediction |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2343736 |
| Awardee | University of Pennsylvania |
| City | PHILADELPHIA |
| State | PA |
| Amount obligated | $86,496 |
| Principal investigator | Eduardo Azevedo |
| Program | Economics |
| Start date | 08/15/2024 |
| Abstract | This award will fund research that studies the impacts of the development of improved predictive power of genetic testing on insurance markets. While scientific advances have led to increased predictive power of genetic data, many jurisdictions prohibit insurers from using genetic information to risks in underwriting, a situation that leads to consumers who know they are genetically predisposed to develop certain diseases decide to buy more insurance forcing insurers to raise prices for all. Thi |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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