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Title: State of Illinois Medicaid coverage for HRT and SRS?
Post by: Sophie Lou on May 01, 2015, 11:26:53 AM

Anyone know where Illinois is in regards to Medicaid covering transgender medical costs?
HRT, SRS, mental health therapy, etc...

I thought that in April that there was some possible legislation?

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Title: Re: State of Illinois Medicaid coverage for HRT and SRS?
Post by: traci_k on May 01, 2015, 01:21:38 PM

Hi Sophie,

A couple issues, as of now, I don't believe Illinois Medicaid covers transition costs. Secondly, with what they pay, finding a physician who accepts Medicaid for SRS is going to be difficult as the only Doc I am aware of is Dr Loren Schecter and while he did the first Medicare covered SRS, someone on the boards mentioned he might not accept insurance and I would guess Medicaid would be further down the list of what he might accept.

Title: Re: State of Illinois Medicaid coverage for HRT and SRS?
Post by: Sophie Lou on May 03, 2015, 11:48:48 PM

Thanks traci!

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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Male to female transsexual talk (MTF) => Topic started by: Sophie Lou on May 01, 2015, 11:26:53 AM