People probably already know that the federal government no longer requires insurers to exclude trans* care in policies provided to federal employees. We are putting together a list of all the policies offered in the 50 states along with info on whether they have dropped the exclusion or not. We have a working draft right now, but the concern is about making sure it is complete and accurate. Right now we know it's not complete and we are concerned that some of the plans could undergo some last minute changes before open enrollment begins. And I hope our coalition is not the only one preparing a list. But we are doing it and hope to have the info out by November 8, or as soon as possible thereafter. Since that doesn't leave a lot of time to push the news out before people could be enrolled (enrollment starts November 10) I'm just creating infrastructure of sorts to get the word out.
Plus I'm getting ready to go before the human rights commission of my local government, to convince them to train the entire commission on trans* issues and cultural competence in dealing with trans* people. I could use some stories to tell as I get ready for that.
By the way, I'm trying to retire and separate myself from activism so that I can do other things. Apparently I suck.
