San Francisco Public Healthcare Removes Exclusions to Transgender Care
By GLAAD, Wed, November 07, 2012http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/gay-issues/san-francisco-public-healthcare-removes-exclusions-transgender-careThe San Francisco Health Commission voted unanimously to implement a resolution put forth by the city's Board of Supervisors that will remove transgender exclusions from the Healthy San Francisco (Healthy SF) health access program. Healthy SF currently excludes transgender people from accessing medically necessary transition-related care.
"This decision will help get critically needed medical care to countless transgender Americans," said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. "More and more medical authorities finally agree: nobody should be denied healthcare simply because of who they are."
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Breaking: Transgender Health Care Victory!
San Francisco Health Commission Votes to Provide Equal Health Care Access to Transgender Patients Covered by Healthy SFhttp://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/2365SAN FRANCISCO – Transgender Law Center celebrated a unanimous vote today by the San Francisco Health Commission, the governing and policy-making body of the Department of Public Health, to implement the recommendations set forth in a resolution authored by Supervisor Scott Wiener and passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors last month which would remove transgender exclusions from the Healthy San Francisco (Healthy SF) health access program.
Masen Davis, Executive Director, said "Removing these exclusions will make a real difference in the lives of transgender San Franciscans, especially those who struggle to make ends meet. I am grateful for the leadership of our HEALTH Council members, Supervisor Weiner, and many others who have all worked together to make this happen."
Cyd Nova has first-hand experience being denied care through Healthy SF. "Like so many of my transgender peers, my need for transition-related care was so important that I focused on it above meeting my other needs," she said. "Today, as a trans health care provider, I often see participants at the clinic who face the predicament of choosing between saving money for transition related care or meeting basic needs. This resolution supports a move towards a healthy and empowered trans community."
Once the change is implemented, which could take a few months, Healthy SF will offer a limited scope of transition-related care.
