Before and after

It would seem a solution to healthcare has been found.

It doesn’t get more American than solving healthcare with gun violence.
- i'm saving this GIF
- I mean, it is historically how we solved all our other problems. Its not even particularly American, as much as I wish we could claim it. Lots of movements have been aided by gun violence.
- And arresting the suspect in a McDonald's.

For my transguy homies, you absolutely should never reduce your T dosage in the week leading up to your blood tests with your doctor. Because if you do, your doctor may prescribe more T than you actually need, and then you may have too much on hand that stays fresh when stored properly. This would probably be illegal because T is a controlled substance, and may become banned under the Trump administration.

Yes definitely don't do that
The transfems out there definitely shouldn't do this with their estrogen either. Definitely not.
- Is estrogen also a controlled substance like testosterone is? I've always wondered

Funny how hard CEOs will work to please their customers, IF they fear them.

I actually figured that the coverage for gender affirming care is one of the least awful things about UHC. That said I guess I'm not surprised about it initially not being covered.

Edit: actually hold on, my benefits guide definitely used to say something about them paying for travel to a safe state for care and even some hotel nights being covered, but I don't see that anymore...

Testosterone is also prescribed for actual medical conditions - such as someone losing a testicle from cancer and thus requiring a testosterone boost to maintain regular hormone levels.

Edit: leaving the original text but clarifying: I should have used the words physiological conditions instead of medical conditions. There are physiological reasons why someone would need testosterone, as I mentioned in a reply: testicular cancer resulting in the loss of a testicle, hormonal imbalances resulting in reduced production in testosterone, and more.
- "actual medical conditions" I see you
- Not to detract from your point, but gender dysphoria is a medical condition. The brain undergoes sex differentiation in utero, and the rest of the body usually but doesn't always match this.
- Yeah, good point.
- Testosterone is also prescribed for ~~actual~~ other medical conditions - such as someone losing a testicle from cancer and thus requiring a testosterone boost to maintain regular hormone levels.
  
  FTFY
I actually figured that the coverage for gender affirming care is one of the least awful things about UHC.

Only if they actually cover it. If they send you through a pinball machine of denials and rejections, its just a new way of tormenting trans people.

Edit: actually hold on, my benefits guide definitely used to say something about them paying for travel to a safe state for care and even some hotel nights being covered, but I don’t see that anymore…

Red States have been tightening the noose on pregnant women, both explicitly and implicitly. So its likely the UHC folks chickened out and pulled the language for fear of provoking a state AG in Texas, Missouri, or Florida.
If I recall correctly, some companies can also add additional benefits that are paid for by the employer but administered through the insurance company. I don't know if that might be what happened here.

FYI: Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga is free on Epic this week till Thursday
- FYI: Everything is free on [*.torrent, for Linux iso's totally] until Doomsday.

Its a christmas miracle.

I can get 5ml vials at 250mg/ml for $60. How do I help these people?

The Trevor Project is a good place to start. I don't know of any nonprofits that directly provide resources like hormones, but I'm sure they exist.