health insurance coverageBACKGROUND: Recently, the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission (GIC) prioritized research on the implications of a clause expressly prohibiting the denial of health insurance coverage for transgender-related services. These medically necessary services include primary and preventive...
Transgender healthcare coverage: Prevalence, recent trends, and considerations for payers A discussion of trends, including recent federal and state laws affecting health insurance benefits for transgender individuals and health insurance clinical coverage policies related to gender reassignment surgery. ...
Insurance coverage for gender-affirming hormone therapy One of the gender-affirmation options available for transgender and gender diverse people is hormone therapy. Hormone therapy can help you reach gender congruence by making changes to your body that better align with your gender identity. You and...
Results from a thematic analysis of studies that combined quantitative and qualitative methods yielded six overarching themes.The study found that women engaged in sex work for different reasons – to fend for themselves (i.e., livelihood), self-employment and others do it for pleasure. However, ...
28.Health Insurance Coverage of Recommended Gender-Affirming Health Care Services for Transgender Youth: Shopping Online for Coverage Information 机译:为跨性别青年推荐的确认性别的保健服务的健康保险覆盖率:在线购物以获取覆盖率信息 作者:Nadia L. Dowshen;Julie Christensen;Siobhan M. Gruschow ...
"In Sickness and in Health, Until Death Do Us Part": An Examination of FMLA Rights for Same-Sex Spouses and a Case Note on Obergefell v. Hodges This note discusses the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) struggle for equal rights alongside the Supreme Court's ...
Health insurance coverage and health outcomes among transgender adults in the United States. Health Econ. 2022;31(6):973-992. doi:10.1002/hec.4483 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 25. National Academy on an Aging Society. Public Policy & Aging Report: Integrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ...
Ensure that health coverage includes complete health benefits for transgender employees, without exclusions or exhaustive lists of procedures that are not considered medically necessary. Employers should ask themselves, “Do we have transgender health benefits and do they cover all aspects of...
Coming out to your health care provider will ensure you have better care and get proper screenings and tests. If your provider does not respect you as a transgender person, find someone who will. If your insurance doesn’t cover treatment, ask for a reduced rate so you can pay. ...
Understanding Transgender and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Needs Several studies have highlighted that TGD people face substantial barriers to accessing essential healthcare services, including sexual health. The most common barriers include lack of insurance coverage, denial of health services, mistreatment ...