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Although the care for these patients is often managed by a specialty team, obstetrician- gynecologists should be prepared to assist or refer transgender individuals with routine treatment and screening as well as hormonal and surgical therapies. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...
Compared to no health benefits for transgender patients ($23,619; 6.49 QALYs), insurance coverage for medically necessary services came at a greater cost and effectiveness ($31,816; 7.37 QALYs), with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of $9314/QALY. The budget impact of this cov...
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A final recommendation of the study is that those who care for transgender patients should collect and publish data with the goal of improving that care. "It goes without saying that all such research must be conducted with sensitivity and respect toward participants," Dr. Stroumsa concludes....
Social support, self-rated health, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identity disclosure to cancer care providers. To describe factors related to diagnosis, identity disclosure, and social support among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients with cancer... S Charles,Kamen...
The public sector features a national health service alongside a social health insurance model, managed by the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) since 2011. In the private sector, profit-making hospitals, diagnostic centers, and independent practices operate, many of...
Future research could identify additional roles that providers, administrators, and systems can play in ensuring competent care for trans patients. Introduction Although gender-affirming health care improves the well-being of transgender (trans) individuals (ie, transgender, nonbinary, those with...
The ‘Conscience and Religious Freedom Division’ Will Help Doctors DiscriminateIt will protect health workers who don’t want to treat transgender patients or women seeking abortions. ByAmanda Arnold bearing childrenDec. 12, 2017 Congress Is Threatening Kids’ Health CareGrown-ups are supposed to he...
Factors associated with transgender-related discrimination were geographic context, gender (female-to male spectrum vs male-to-female spectrum), low socioeconomic status, being a racial/ethnic minority, not having health insurance, gender transition indicators (younger age at first transgender awareness)...