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Gender Reassignment Surgery
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Lauren Futch
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Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:23 am Posts: 36
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Do you think gender reassignment surgery should be covered by insurance companies?
_________________ Merry Lauren Futch
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:29 pm |
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Shane Dagenhart
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Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:22 pm Posts: 49 Location: Boone, NC
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That's a tough question, I was thinking about this during the video. I believe that maybe some partial assistance or coverage could be provided for a surgery like this but I feel that pushing for full coverage is a tall order. I just feel that there are more critical things insurance companies should be held accountable to pay for first (life-threatening accident, low income families, etc). Too many people dont get the coverage they deserve on a wide variety of medical needs in this country, it's really a sad thing.
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Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:45 pm |
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Jessica Smith
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I feel that transgender surgery being covered by insurance, just as Shane stated, would be a very difficult thing to do. I think that the surgery is something that does seem to help people and improve their life/self esteem. But overall it is an elective surgery for the most part, and shouldn't be covered completely by insurance.
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:24 am |
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Jeff Rasmussen
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No. Just like cosmetic surgery shouldn't be covered by insurance, because in the long run that is what it is. They can't make men women or women men. They can't make a mans body produce more estrogen or a womans body make more testerone.
We have an insurance crisis in america. Maybe that is because people are making insurance companies pay for absurd procedures. It is a superficial change just like larger breats or a new nose. You say it makes them feel better or boosts self-esteem, well so does all cosmetic surgeries. It does nothing to solve problems.
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:39 pm |
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Shane Dagenhart
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Amen Jeff
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Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:22 pm |
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Jonathan Hodges
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Jeff, I would really like to make present a good argument for why insurance should not cover gender reassignment surgery, but you have covered the key points in my argument, good job.
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