Should gender reassignment surgery be covered under employee health insurance?

[montgomery69]

of course not.

in a sane medical system, employers would not need to take out private medical insurance to cover something that should be covered by society.

[delron72]

Considering it is the only proven medical treatment for the congenital birth condition known as transsexualism…. YES.

For the nay sayers here:

If it's part of an insurance plan that means the employee getting such treatment has paid into the system, so it is by no means free.

Also it is NOT a choice, transsexualism is a birth condition. I don't care if you don't care if you stick your fingers in your ears and are going "Na-na-na-na-na can't hear you" it's still TRUE.

Here's a link to educate yourselves:

http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/TS.html#anchor107763

That would be SCIENCE talking. So you have to ask yourself why you're being so phobic if science says you're wrong.
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[ezri]

No its cosmetic!

I can't get coverage to get my melanoma skin cancerous moles off free! (And that has threatened my life a few times)
Or free ****!

No I would be ticked to see someone have the doc cut or add unmentionables & get free required coverage while I pay out pocket to remove a health hazard!

You wanna change your sex then save the $ & pay for it yourself.

Health insurance is meant as a back up to aid in health not sexual identity.

[corcoran42]

No. Personal choices should not count, only necessary medical procedures should be covered. If my company's health insure won't cover a boob job (if I ever wanted to get one) then no way should gender reassignment be allowed. Also, considering the recovery time would almost be the same as maternity leave.

[norwyn]

I don't think that a procedure that is elective needs to be covered like that. Gender identity disorder is a diagnosed condition, however there are no medical or physical consequences to not having surgery.