The future of transgender coverage

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 376, Issue 19, 2017, Pages 1801-1804

  Baker, Kellan E ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX REASSIGNMENT; SEXISM;

FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES; SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY; SEXISM; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019182147     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1702427     Document Type: Review

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