News: Trans Healthcare Now Covered in R.I.

Giselle

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Last week, the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner told insurers they can’t drop someone’s coverage, deny coverage, or refuse to cover medically necessary services for people who identify as transgender. That means insurers have to cover gender reassignment surgery if it’s medically necessary, and other kinds of health care services related to a person’s gender identity.

http://ripr.org/post/new-law-ri-heal...ns-health-care

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Crazy Lights

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Last week, the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner told insurers they can’t drop someone’s coverage, deny coverage, or refuse to cover medically necessary services for people who identify as transgender. That means insurers have to cover gender reassignment surgery if it’s medically necessary, and other kinds of health care services related to a person’s gender identity.

When would a reassignment surgery be medically necessary?

Artemisia

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Originally posted by Crazy Lights

When would a reassignment surgery be medically necessary?

Not getting it can impact you psychologically.

Achilles.

Way to go RI.

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Originally posted by Crazy Lights

When would a reassignment surgery be medically necessary?

It's considered medically necessary when qualified health care providers / mental health professionals have observed a person (typically for several years) and come to the conclusion that the person's mental health / overall life conditions would improve by having the surgery done.