As Obamacare Extends Support for Transgender Surgery, Survey Finds that Denying

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As Obamacare Extends Support for Transgender Surgery, Survey Finds that Denying Care Has Costs for Insurers, Public Too

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-obamacare-extends-support-for-transgender-surgery-survey-finds-that-denying-care-has-costs-for-insurers-public-too-300138950.html

PR News Wire/Sept. 8, 2015

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As Obama administration proposes new rules that would prevent health care providers from discriminating against transgender surgery and similar gender-related care, a new survey of transgender people nationally finds that even when care is denied, there are important costs for both insurers and the public.
   
As a result of being denied insurance coverage for transition-related medical care, 35% of survey respondents reported needing psychotherapy, 23% became unemployed, 15% attempted suicide, and 15% ended up on public assistance programs while 14% became homeless."