MSP to cover top surgery for trans men in BC
TRANS ISSUES / Health Ministry directs hospitals to provide operating room time and chest contouring
Doerthe Keilholz / Vancouver / Thursday, October 14, 2010
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Fully covered, in-province chest surgery might be finally within grasp for some of British Columbia's female-to-male transsexuals, thanks to a recent policy change at BC's Ministry of Health.
By directive of the ministry, Vancouver Public Health will now make operating room time available for chest surgeries in public hospitals in the Lower Mainland.
The ministry also decided to extend medical service plan (MSP) coverage to chest contouring: a surgical procedure to realign chest tissue after a mastectomy that previously cost trans guys up to $2,000.