First name
Julie
Last name
Christensen

Title

Health Insurance Coverage of Recommended Gender-Affirming Health Care Services for Transgender Youth: Shopping Online for Coverage Information.

Year of Publication

2019

Number of Pages

131-135

Date Published

2019

ISSN Number

2380-193X

Abstract

<p>We assessed online health insurance plan indication of coverage and accessibility of information for recommended services for transgender youth (TY). Content analysis was performed for plans used at a pediatric Gender Clinic by reviewing information about coverage of puberty blockers, hormones, masculinizing chest surgery, and counseling. Transgender-specific exclusions and the time required for the research assistant to review each plan's online information were noted. No plan (0%; =36) indicated coverage of all four categories of recommended services online. Forty-nine percent indicated ≥1 transgender-specific exclusion. The median time required for a research assistant to review online coverage information for each insurance plan was 50 min. Efforts are needed to ensure that online insurance information is accessible and updated in accordance with policy and coverage recommendations for TY.</p>

DOI

10.1089/trgh.2018.0055

Alternate Title

Transgend Health

PMID

31289750

WATCH THIS PAGE

Subscription is not available for this page.