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The High Cost of Gender-Confirmation Procedures

Started by stephaniec, November 03, 2015, 10:18:45 AM

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The High Cost of Gender-Confirmation Procedures

http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/11/03/high-cost-gender-confirmation-procedures

The Advocate/By Trudy Ring   11/03/2015

"Gender-confirmation surgery and other transition-related medical procedures can result in bills in the tens of thousands of dollars, notes a new Reuters article. And although the number of employers offering insurance plans that cover these procedures is on the rise, coverage is still far from universal."
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Laura_7

Quote from: stephaniec on November 03, 2015, 10:18:45 AM
The High Cost of Gender-Confirmation Procedures

http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/11/03/high-cost-gender-confirmation-procedures

The Advocate/By Trudy Ring   11/03/2015

"Gender-confirmation surgery and other transition-related medical procedures can result in bills in the tens of thousands of dollars, notes a new Reuters article. And although the number of employers offering insurance plans that cover these procedures is on the rise, coverage is still far from universal."

The figures get extremely relatively if compared with what a person can produce over a lifetime...
if compared to a gain in productivity through more happiness, and less strife... 
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