Stop excluding transgender people from coverage, says commissioner
http://www.ibamag.com/news/stop-excluding-transgender-people-from-coverage-says-commissioner-18769.aspxby Caitlin Bronson
6/27/14
Insurers in the state of Washington must stop denying coverage for medical services needed by transgender people or face the threat of future regulation, Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said this week.
In a letter addressed to Washington health insurers, Kreidler stressed that carriers cannot legally deny medically necessary services based on a patient's gender identity or dysphoria. Additionally, so-called "transition" services that are available to others—such as counseling, hormone therapy, mastectomies or breast augmentation.
