Insurance coverage of puberty blocker therapies for transgender youth

Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1029-1031

  Stevens, Jaime ^a   Gomez Lobo, Veronica ^b   Pine Twaddell, Elyse ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Chase Brexton Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTRELIN; LEUPRORELIN; GONADORELIN;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG APPROVAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAID; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY REFERRAL SERVICE; PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY SERVICE; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXISM; TRANSGENDER; ADOLESCENT; AGONISTS; DRUG EFFECTS; FEE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADOLESCENT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PRESCRIPTION FEES; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84948807453     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-2849     Document Type: Review

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