TX Senate passes bill... coverage of adverse effects from gender-affirming care

[Jessica_Rose]

Texas Senate passes bill requiring coverage of adverse effects from gender-affirming care

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/texas-senate-passes-bill-requiring-coverage-of-adverse-effects-from-gender-affirming-care/ar-AA1DzPIg?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=18fb2f3f30f44326ab90da0c061c9477&ei=190

Story by Nolan D. McCaskill (24 April 2025)

AUSTIN, Texas — Health insurers that cover gender-affirming care would also be required to cover any adverse effects or reversal procedures under a bill the Texas Senate passed Thursday.

"If the health insurance company pays for that transition, they have to pay for the damage caused by that, for the complications and for the detransition, if that's what the patient wants," Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola Republican who authored the proposal, said shortly before Thursday's vote.

Senate Bill 1257 — which passed 20-11 — would require health insurers that cover or previously covered gender-affirming care to provide coverage for all adverse effects, necessary annual testing or screening and care needed to manage, reverse or recover from gender transition surgery or treatment.

It would require such coverage regardless of whether the person who received gender-affirming care did so while enrolled in the plan at the time.

In a bill analysis, Hughes said his intent is to help patients who either have complications or regrets from transitions by requiring insurers to "provide coverage for necessary medical interventions."

"Many of these individuals require extensive medical care to manage or reverse the effects of previous treatments, yet they are frequently denied insurance coverage, leading to insurmountable out-of-pocket expenses," he wrote. "Without this coverage, patients face significant health risks, including hormone imbalances, surgical complications, and psychological distress."

[Lori Dee]

"Many of these individuals require extensive medical care to manage or reverse the effects of previous treatments, yet they are frequently denied insurance coverage, leading to insurmountable out-of-pocket expenses," he wrote.

I bet he can't name one person who fits this category.

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By Kerry Breen
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