Thursday, 14 July 2011
AMA Resolution 122

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2011/07/ama-resolution-122.html

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Subject: Removing Financial Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients

Whereas, Our American Medical Association opposes discrimination on the basis of gender identity ; and

Whereas, Gender Identity Disorder (GID) is a serious medical condition recognized as such in both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Ed., Text Revision) (DSM-IV-TR) and the International Classification of Diseases (10th Revision) [ii], and is characterized in the DSM-IV-TR as a persistent discomfort with one's assigned sex and with one's primary and secondary sex characteristics, which causes intense emotional pain and suffering [iii]; and

Whereas, GID, if left untreated, can result in clinically significant psychological distress, dysfunction, debilitating depression and, for some people without access to appropriate medical care and treatment, suicidality and death [iv]; and

Good-one more step in the right direction! My current insurance provider has specific disclaimers in place for anything trans related. Now lets see if the AMA can make these recommendations a reality.

Randi

Being as this reference is 3 years old and made no difference to date, I wonder why it was on this blog site without comments.

Probably this will help the Obama administration who is trying to have the fed employees health insurances to cover for SRS and HRT

Kate D

Quote from: LordKAT on July 16, 2011, 05:32:22 PM
Being as this reference is 3 years old and made no difference to date, I wonder why it was on this blog site without comments.

LordKat,

How do you know is 3 years old?

Kate D

QuoteFiscal Note: Staff cost estimated at less than $500 to implement.

Received: 04/18/08

Well Hell!!  Now I am bummed out. And it looked like they were really going to do something for us. Shoulda known better.

Truly a cat eye LordKat

Maybe there is another reason why this old news are worthy revisiting,  Zythyra ?

Kate D

Quote from: kate durcal on July 17, 2011, 10:53:58 AM
Maybe there is another reason why this old news are worthy revisiting,  Zythyra ?

Kate,

This was posted at Zoe's blog a few days ago, so I assumed it had current relevance and re-posted here.

Z

Quote from: Zythyra on July 17, 2011, 11:44:28 AM
Kate,

This was posted at Zoe's blog a few days ago, so I assumed it had current relevance and re-posted here.

Z

Which is why I wondered why put it in a blog but say nothing else about it. Her blogs usually have some commentary from her on why she posted it.