insurance companies may cover certain types of genetic testing but there seems to be no consistency in how or which tests are covered. the only way to know is to contact your health plan directly to find out. to answer your question; yes it does work but they are limited by the amount genes that have been sequenced and workd on so far. negative aspects are yet to be fully understood but as far as health goes the advantages are pretty fantastic. the ramifications of having a health provider screen you based on your genetic disposition is a scary thought for a lot of folks. it's use is increasing especially in the light of president obama's recent speech including it; the president called pharmcogenetics precision medicine ( video link) and called for a huge amount of money to be dedicated towards development and research in this field. it's use is surely going to expand. it makes sense saves time money and whole lot of effort. you can call your insurance company and find out if it's something they will cover but it's relatively new. this subject is something that i personally find fascinating and i found a lot of good information about pharmaco genetic testing. it's only going to be growing and i kinda get excited thinking about how many people this new technology is going to help. i myself have struggled to find the right meds for me but with genetic screening and testing i don't have to worry about that as much. bottom line-it's something you should research some more but it could be very worth it. hope that helped. jim
pharmacogenetics testing. does it work? what negative aspects should a person consider? how prevalent is it's use? will insurance companies base what they will authorize based on these results?