Genetic discrimination by insurers: the public perception.

NORMA DAVIS: Good morning. Our first speaker this morning is Dr. Paul Billings who is currently at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco.* He studied at Harvard, getting his M.D. and Ph.D degrees there and then went on to the University of Washington where he trained in internal medicine and medical genetics. Following that, he did a post-doctoral fellowship at David Farber Institute and was on the staff at Harvard from 1985 to 1990. He has published widely; both articles and chapters in books. And, in addition to this, has appeared on several of our widely-watched programs (CNN, Nightline, Barbara Waiters Special) and has been featured in the New York ~mes and the San Francisco Chronicle. He’s currently a member of the Joint N/H/DOE Task Force on Insurance and Genetics. And he will be speaking to us on "Genetic Discrimination by Insurers: The Public Perception." Dr. Billings.