Medicare To Cover SRS?

[Guest -guest-]

http://washingtonexaminer.com/in-shift-medicare-would-pay-for-sex-change-operations/article/2525782

[VickySGV]

Too late for me, darn it.

[Carolyn Marie]

That's great news, if it goes through. Perhaps insurance companies would finally get the message and follow suit, but that's probably wishful thinking. I had long thought that the prohibition on medicare funding was enacted by Congress, but I guess this bureaucracy has the authority to make the change. Unless of course, some member of Congress gets wind of it and makes a fuss. The VA might make a similar change if Medicare does this. Now that would be nice.

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

[Cyndee]

It's about time.....

C -

[Guest Kylie2112]

The comments section...IT BURNS US!

Why did I even bother to look...

[Cyndee]

The comments section...IT BURNS US!

Why did I even bother to look...

I know Kylie, this topic no doubt really brings out the haters.....

[Bulldog1948]

That would be awesome for older trans who needed and or wanted the final stage in their surgery done.

Thank you for posting this. I am going to keep a very close eye on it.

[KathrynJulia]

If Medicare starts covering SRS, private insurance will also cave in to threats of lawsuits coming from their insured. They will get hit with the lable of blatant discrimination.. Kathryn

[Bulldog1948]

It could sure save us a lot of money. The main thing is that "WE" get to choose our surgeon- NOT the govt .

[Guest CassieX]

I made the same mistake of reading the comments, now I see where the adult Trolls hang out after they move up from video games.

[Guest -guest-]

The comments section...IT BURNS US!

Why did I even bother to look...

I know, but I always do.

My former hair stylist gave me some perspective a few years ago when she said that the ones with something negative to say are also the ones far more likely to comment.

No one who saw me would dare to say anything like that to my face, but I worry about the effect those people have on their kids and, by extension, their friends and classmates. Bullying starts with the values you're taught (or not taught) at home.

But, of course, you can't fix stupid.

[Guest Leah1026]

Because of outrage from the right, this plan is already on hold:

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/medicare/291063-hhs-board-to-consider-covering-sex-changes-under-medicare-medicaid

[KathrynJulia]

Their arguement that abuse caused transexualism in us. They are correct, I did experience abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church. My second grade teacher asked us to write about what we prayed for, My prayer was for a miracle, God please fix your mistake and change my body from a boys body to a girls body. Sister Mary reacted as if I had burned the lousy Vatican to the ground. The schools principle called my mom in. She believed I need psychological help. So they made a recomendation that I see the Diocese psychologist. For two days I endured his abusive verbal abuse before I told him I woould no longer speak to him until he treated me in return with respect. That made him angry and he slammed a wooden pointer across my hands. He \nearly broke my hand and shattered the pointer. Father carried me histerical to the St Mary's Hospital Emergency Room.

Yes my right wing friends, there was abuse by the churches psychologist. That old man is long gone now. Good riddance. Te more hate that comes out of the far right, and I used to support the conservative stance. Not any longer. I no longer identify with the hate and narrow minded people on the right. Since 2008, people are shifting their allegance. People see the mental illness from the hate on the right. Kathryn

[Bulldog1948]

The right wingers would legally crucify us on a wooden cross if they thought that they could get away with it. They are a sick pathetic lot of mental, demonic idgits.

Sometimes the far right is more dangerous than the betsy bug in North Korea.

[MaryEllen]

Okay. Let's calm down here. Not all who are of the Roman Catholic faith are child molesting demons and not all of right wing leanings are bigoted monsters. We need to be careful not to paint all of certain leanings with the same brush. We should not demonize whole groups because of the actions of a few.

MaryEllen

[Guest KimberlyF]

Okay. Let's calm down here. Not all who are of the Roman Catholic faith are child molesting demons and not all of right wing leanings are bigoted monsters. We need to be careful not to paint all of certain leanings with the same brush. We should not demonize whole groups because of the actions of a few.

MaryEllen

Thank you!

I wonder how many people will be shocked next time someone posts they just don't feel comfortable or welcome here?

[JJ]

What happens a lot I think is that the people with strong fundamentalist and ultra-conservative (as in tightening down laws to control the population for their own good types) feelings get out and vote while those who are more moderate and liberal don't. In presidential elections that has changed in the last two elections but by and large it has held true for decades now. And because of that many politicials pander to those people. They are not representative.

The same goes for any religious group as well. It was exacerbated by cover-ups by people frightened of the consequences -and especially with the Catholic church -at a time when people were already feeling alienated and deep schisms were developing they feared the resultant damage. As with most secrets and cover-ups the price was too high and actually gave the worst offenders tacit permission which I know was not the intent. When you give people power without accountability you will have abuses. Unquestionably. The people in charge thought they could control it and they were wrong.

But that is the fault of bad judgment and flawed people. Not the religion or the group.

When we give back hate for hate, anger for anger and violence -even verbal violence-for violence then they have won because they have brought us down where they want usl. No one ever convinced anyone of anything with angry rhetoric. Discussion and listening stop when anger starts. Passion is great but it must be passion for a cause and not against groups or individuals if anything is to ever be accomplished. Teach then who we are. Teach them that we are good and decent people. Get them to listen to us as human beings and things will change. Some will always hate. Need something to focus their own lack of self worth and inner rage on and being a very small minority we are perfect targets. But most people are decent when we are decent to them. Or will try to be most of the time.

Johnny

[Guest Jenni_S]

When we give back hate for hate, anger for anger and violence -even verbal violence-for violence then they have won because they have brought us down where they want us. No one ever convinced anyone of anything with angry rhetoric. Discussion and listening stop when anger starts. Passion is great but it must be passion for a cause and not against groups or individuals if anything is to ever be accomplished. Teach then who we are. Teach them that we are good and decent people. Get them to listen to us as human beings and things will change. Some will always hate. Need something to focus their own lack of self worth and inner rage on and being a very small minority we are perfect targets. But most people are decent when we are decent to them. Or will try to be most of the time.

Yes. This!

[Guest Kylie2112]

When we give back hate for hate, anger for anger and violence -even verbal violence-for violence then they have won because they have brought us down where they want us. No one ever convinced anyone of anything with angry rhetoric. Discussion and listening stop when anger starts. Passion is great but it must be passion for a cause and not against groups or individuals if anything is to ever be accomplished. Teach then who we are. Teach them that we are good and decent people. Get them to listen to us as human beings and things will change. Some will always hate. Need something to focus their own lack of self worth and inner rage on and being a very small minority we are perfect targets. But most people are decent when we are decent to them. Or will try to be most of the time.

Johnny

I try to do my part by creating informative, intelligent discourse, but there are times I feel like I'd get more done smashing my forehead on my desk.