WPATH affirms treatment is “medically necessary”
In response to those insurance companies in the US that maintain SRS is a cosmetic procedure, WPATH (the org that maintains the Standard of Care) has issued a statement clearly affirming their position that SRS (and other procedures including hair removal for MTFs) are “medically necessary” and therefore insurable.
Read the complete statement here.
Posted: July 18th, 2008 under International, News.