Monthly Archives: February 2015
Pressure Building to End Trans Exclusions under ObamaCare
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @andrewshag Before the end of 2014, my organization (PROMO, http://www.promoonline.org) urged Missourians to consider supporting a complaint that urged the United States Department of Health and Human Services to end exclusions under Obamacare for transgender folks. The complaint highlighted the individual story of a Missourian who experienced the effects of these exclusions, […]
Ending Exclusions Under Obamacare
Originally posted on LGBTQ HealthLink:
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @andrewshag For the LGBT community health is a complicated matter. It is further complicated when health insurance companies deny or exclude certain forms of coverage that for some are basic health needs. For LGBT folks seeking gender-affirming health care coverage barriers exist at every turn — until…
End Exclusions Under Obamacare
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @AndrewShag For the LGBT community health is a complicated matter. It is further complicated when health insurance companies deny or exclude certain forms of coverage that for some are basic health needs. For LGBT folks seeking gender-affirming health care coverage barriers exist at every turn — until the Affordable Care Act. Or […]
Southwest Missouri Health Systems Add Critical LGBT Protections and Benefits
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @AndrewShag Over the past several months, my organization has worked closely with 47 Missouri hospitals, that have included 105 new LGBT welcoming policies to their own internal policies. In Southwest Missouri, I’ve worked closely with CoxHealth on updating its LGBT welcoming policies, after policy changes occurred at Mercy as well in 2014. […]
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