The bill would bar life insurance providers from treating someone differently in policy offers, issuance, cancellation, price, conditions, or coverage amount solely because they donated a kidney while alive, unless there is evidence of additional actuarial risks unrelated to the donation. A person harmed by a violation could sue in federal district court for damages and attorney’s fees. The bill would not override state or local laws that give living kidney donors greater protection.
If you donated a kidney while alive, the bill would protect you from life insurance decisions based solely on that status, unless the provider has evidence of additional risks unrelated to the donation. You could bring an individual lawsuit if harmed by a violation.
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The bill’s stated purpose is to prevent discrimination against living kidney donors in life insurance.
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