Girls, I need advice, does anyone know a DR who takes medicare for SRS?

[SamanthaW]

Hey girls, I need some advice and help.  As we all know the cost of transitioning seems so expensive, I am trying to find a doctor whom is experienced who takes medicare, I know that medicare is covering the SRS if certain conditions are met, but not all states participate, example Texas does not, but Connetticut and Oregon do for medicare, I don't know about others.  I have found 2 doctors who take medicare for SRS, but they are relatively inexperienced, they have done less than 20-30 SRS surgeries and my therapist says I need someone who has done hundreds to feel safer?  Please help?  Samantha

[DawnOday]

Hey girls, I need some advice and help.  As we all know the cost of transitioning seems so expensive, I am trying to find a doctor whom is experienced who takes medicare, I know that medicare is covering the SRS if certain conditions are met, but not all states participate, example Texas does not, but Connetticut and Oregon do for medicare, I don't know about others.  I have found 2 doctors who take medicare for SRS, but they are relatively inexperienced, they have done less than 20-30 SRS surgeries and my therapist says I need someone who has done hundreds to feel safer?  Please help?  Samantha

My Medical Group offered me an orchiectomy. To go with my hormones. I'm not too sure about that one. If I were 20 it would probably be a no brainer. But I am not 20.  I am on medicare. http://www.transequality.org/know-your-rights/medicare

https://www.priorityhealth.com/provider/manual/auths/~/media/documents/medical-policies/91612.pdf

For many years, Medicare did not cover sex reassignment surgery for transgender people due to a decades-old policy that categorized such treatment as "experimental." That exclusion was eliminated in May 2014, and there is now no national exclusion for transition-related health care under Medicare.

[KimSails]

University of Michigan/ Comprehensive Gender Services program takes medicare.  I don't know much about the program, but what little I've heard is a mix of positive and negative things.  Dr. Kuzon does the SRS procedures.  I'm sure that he has done hundreds, but probably not the thousands that a Suporn/Brassard/Bowers has done.