Proactive Genetic Testing Has a Life Insurance Problem — Sam Raha

Today we're thrilled to welcome Sam Raha, CEO of Myriad Genetics. Sam has spent 25 years at the intersection of genomics and commercial medicine.

In this conversation he explains what precision medicine actually delivers today, how AI is being embedded into diagnostic tests at three distinct levels, and why proactive genetic testing carries a real insurance risk many individuals never think to ask about.

Key Topics Covered
• What precision medicine is and why it is already operating at scale across cancer treatment today
• How companion diagnostics work and why the business model is more durable than traditional pharma
• How diagnostics companies protect their IP when human genes cannot be patented
• The three layers of AI integration in diagnostics companies
• How insurance companies deployed AI to automate claim denials, and how Myriad built AI to fight back
• Why individuals need to take ownership of their own health data and what that looks like in practice
• What GINA covers and where it leaves individuals exposed on life, disability, and long-term care insurance
• Australia's landmark legislation restricting insurer use of genetic data and what it signals for US policy
• What genetic tests a proactive executive should consider

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• Myriad Genetics: https://www.myriadgenetics.com
• GINA — AMA Overview: https://www.ama-assn.org/public-health/population-health/genetic-discrimination

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