In 2016, @CMSGov , the US agency in charge of Medicare (65+ health program) investigated whether it should automatically pay for gender-reassignment services. The outcome? Poor/insufficient evidence, so no national coverage standard, though Medicare will consider case-by-case.https://twitter.com/will_malone/status/1154842040577822720 …
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Many may be unaware this happened because, not surprisingly, trans activists & affirmative clinicians don't want public to know the evidence for medical transition is scant, of low quality, & therefore controversial--even for adults. Thanks to Dr. Malone for highlighting this.
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