Community Conversation => Transitioning => Real-Life Experience => Topic started by: cryan91 on June 23, 2011, 11:45:16 AM Return to Full Version

Title: Insurance
Post by: cryan91 on June 23, 2011, 11:45:16 AM
When will insurance cover trans heath care???! It's so difficult just to pay for hormones. The thought of SRS is incredibly daunting...not because of it's risks & such but because of it's price tag. Is there any plan for SRS to be covered in the near future? Are people working on & fighting for this to become a reality somewhere??!! I joke with friends "by the time I can afford it, it'll be covered!!!" humph
Title: Re: Insurance
Post by: Keaira on June 23, 2011, 12:27:47 PM
My insurance covers most of my hormones' cost. In fact I picked up my refills yesterday and it cost me $10.00
it just doesn't cover SRS. So you may want to check again because cis women also have HRT and it would be covered too.
Title: Re: Insurance
Post by: Keaira on June 23, 2011, 12:29:39 PM
Oh, and my Endo to me that generic Estradiol is on Walmarts $4 prescription list.
Title: Re: Insurance
Post by: Ann Onymous on June 23, 2011, 12:37:10 PM
Granted it has been many years, but I never had a problem with BC/BS paying for prescriptions, therapy and bloodwork.  The key on the bloodwork was ensuring that it was coded 'correctly.' 

I never looked to have them cover surgical costs, but then again, back then I was only looking at $7K. 

Current insurance does not know about any of the prior issues...so they pick up the annual trek I make to the GYN without question.