"Bug the crap out of them," call a lawyer, or call one of the organizations run by parents invested in medically transitioning minors. /2pic.twitter.com/uzMxGIQV5v
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"Bug the crap out of them," call a lawyer, or call one of the organizations run by parents invested in medically transitioning minors. /2pic.twitter.com/uzMxGIQV5v
"Lots of success with minors surgery!" reassures Moelig, whose child undewent top surgery at 14 and who now heads TransFamilySOS. /3pic.twitter.com/hiaOz6geud
San Diego Union story about the Moehlig double mastectomy at 14. /4http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/sdut-transgender-teens-new-life-2016apr07-story.html …
Moehlig goes on to say that her org has helped 100+ families get double mastectomy for their minor girls paid for by insurance, and that MANY surgeons will do it. Credit where it's due: Sane clinician questions the "47% suicide attempt rate." /5pic.twitter.com/3fXDC3WXvI
Many people working very hard, with some success at twisting the arms of insurance companies. And Johanna Olson-Kennedy's recent paper on double mastectomies for patients as young as 13 is being used in insurance appeals. /6pic.twitter.com/Azz8F09XUj
Trans Family SOS provides FREE FREE FREE service with a dedicated insurance person for the "necessary" service of under-18 double mastectomy. "A gift!!!!!!" /7pic.twitter.com/SJxqay53tm
Dr. Olson-Kennedy herself makes an appearance (1 hour ago) to offer a "template" for insurance denials, and a link to her study of double mastectomy, with the study cohort including patients as young as 13 and 14 years old. /8 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2674039 …pic.twitter.com/Y8RaGhIGKP
There's much more in the thread, and no doubt, more to come. The subject of double mastectomy for minors under 18 is a popular one, and activists are keen that there be no lower age limit for the procedure. Live (so far) thread here: /9 https://www.facebook.com/groups/transgenderhealth/permalink/2112814315429650/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDnt1mdbAdWmq9AZ-pp9y_kLjxM5yCjTHGAtPVeO7gPiHSlnp2Wx4CPSsYRW87lmxzu9bUDnD71qg1XDA4dVfoYfHkXCl_W7ucYrfBDHSOQwdqzbumDGbYka0ronh1C72GzsDyNZ269x4Wo5925pwe6dYxMK699xJb07WSmeQzpl2fGqwq3_Q&__tn__=-R …
They shouldn't pay for it in ANY case. It should be considered cosmetic. The same as breast augmentation. End of story.
I actually know of a kid who was approved for double mastectomy at age 15 by insurance. One of Dr. Jo's
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