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Old 01-07-2014, 07:44 PM   #3
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. Snipped....if they get the Medicare ban lifted, then it opens the door for Medicaid policy to be addressed.
In my distraction to deal with frozen pipes today, I neglected to clarify a few things. My apologies,
If *you* see any articles or news reports about "health insurers" being mandated by the state to cover gender surgeries, this would only apply to Insurance companies (like blue cross blue shield or Signa) or self insured agencies like an employer that has a "company health and welfare plan" (not to be confused with The Department Of Welfare or Social Services)....

sadly, any law mandating INSURERS to cover something does not apply to Medicaid (because Medicaid is "an entitlement program and not insurance") or Medicare (because Medicare is also not "insurance", its coverage identified under the Social Security Act for retired or disabled individuals).

They certainly can't make anything simple.

My boss from PA (the best supervisor I've ever had) used to say it "would take an act of god to add a covered item to Medicaid"
But the good news is, they are analyzing the MEDICARE policy, which usually ends up in the feds considering Medicaid....
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