New England Journal of Medicine: Undermining Genetic Privacy? Employee Wellness Programs and the Law

In this May 2017 post, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Karen Pollitz and co-author Kathy L. Hudson of Hudson Works LLC, discuss how H.R. 1313, the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, could substantially change current legal protections for the collection and treatment of genetic information and other personal health information under workplace wellness programs. The post is now available from the New England Journal of Medicine.

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