HIV activists angered by no-consent testing legislation

[The Straight Story]

HIV activists angered by no-consent testing legislation

Bill sparks worries about health insurers denying coverage to those infected and tested without their knowledge

Activists with the group Michigan POZ Action are organizing a campaign to get state lawmakers to stop legislation that will remove a law that requires persons being tested for HIV do so with informed consent.

Under current law, anyone seeking an HIV antibody test must sign a document acknowledging they have consented to the test. But under revisions proposed in the House and the Senate, any doctor would be able to order an HIV test for a patient without permission, consultation or counseling.

The legislation has sparked concerns about no-consent testing causing patients to lose their health insurance.

Kendra Kleber who previously practiced law focused on HIV and government benefits, told Michigan Messenger earlier this year:

http://michiganmessenger.com/28245/hiv-activists-angered-by-no-consent-testing-legislation

[sui generis]

1. there are so many wrong things in this

1. Who is supporting the legislation if not insurers.
2. Why is HIV the exception to informed consent, and what would keep this law confined to HIV testing?
3. I can't think of why a private practice doctor would willingly participate in such a program unless they just didn't want to be in business.
4. Doctors that deal with high HIV case loads have specialized knowledge about treatment regimens, about the course of the disease, outcomes, emotional issues attached to a diagnosis, and most often, a level of commitment to the special needs of that community that is not present in ordinary family practice.

The tests cost money to produce and to evaluate. Follow the chain of profit, and you will find who is behind this law.