Posted on Mar 20, 2023
A Georgia employee requested their county include gender-affirming care as part of their health...
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A Georgia county was accused of denying expanding their medical care coverage to include gender-affirming care for an employee and instead spent $1.2 million fighting the effort.
Sgt. Anna Lange, a sheriff's deputy in Georgia's Houston County requested her county expand its healthcare coverage to cover her gender-affirming care, according to court documents reviewed by Insider. The county refused, citing the cost as a primary reason, ProPublica reported.
Sgt. Anna Lange, a sheriff's deputy in Georgia's Houston County requested her county expand its healthcare coverage to cover her gender-affirming care, according to court documents reviewed by Insider. The county refused, citing the cost as a primary reason, ProPublica reported.
A Georgia employee requested their county include gender-affirming care as part of their health...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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My wife’s and my insurance was through Houston County when I retired from the AF and we still carry the Medicare supplement. Our insurance wasn’t inexpensive nor is the supplement. I don’t wish to see the cost increased to provide for gender affirming care.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."According to the Human Rights Campaign, including gender-affirming care as part of insurance plans especially for large companies usually only adds "a very small additional cost." One expert cited by ProPublica estimated that including transition-related care in the health plan would add just 0.1% to the cost of all claims.
However, Houston County claimed that even if the costs are minimal now, they'll eventually add up, and that including gender-affirming care on their health plans will make way for demands to include coverage for abortion or weight loss surgeries, ProPublica reported.
The Human Rights Campaign reported that the total cost for gender-affirming care for one person is estimated to be between $25,000 to $75,000, which is minimal compared to the cost of other procedures or drugs. Additionally, the Human Rights Campaign said that transgender people typically deal with other medical conditions as a result of not being able to transition."
..."According to the Human Rights Campaign, including gender-affirming care as part of insurance plans especially for large companies usually only adds "a very small additional cost." One expert cited by ProPublica estimated that including transition-related care in the health plan would add just 0.1% to the cost of all claims.
However, Houston County claimed that even if the costs are minimal now, they'll eventually add up, and that including gender-affirming care on their health plans will make way for demands to include coverage for abortion or weight loss surgeries, ProPublica reported.
The Human Rights Campaign reported that the total cost for gender-affirming care for one person is estimated to be between $25,000 to $75,000, which is minimal compared to the cost of other procedures or drugs. Additionally, the Human Rights Campaign said that transgender people typically deal with other medical conditions as a result of not being able to transition."
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