I am wondering if a positive result on a skin PPD test will impact health insurance even if the patient does not develop an active TB infection.
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Yes it can. If you have any kind of disease, or test positive for certain things, have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, you can end up paying a lot more for insurance premiums. Many companie will not even insure you.
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A positive PPD shouldn't disqualify you if you took the prophylactic treatment to keep from developing TB and you can prove that. Were you contacted by the Public Health Department and followed up? If so, you should be able to get a statement from them regarding your status. If not, have your doctor write something up for you delineating your status. If you didn't take the prophylaxis then possibly you will have to deal with the higher premiums. It depends on your insurance. Hope that helps
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