tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post7249381047830931965..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Where is Hillary on Insurance Discrimination for Mentally Ill?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-52032971433069825652007-05-28T05:23:00.000-04:002007-05-28T05:23:00.000-04:00I'm going to sound obsessive again..."I contend th...I'm going to sound obsessive again...<BR/><BR/>"I contend that the problem of transsexualism would be best served by morally mandating it out of existence." [The Transsexual Empire by Raymond, p. 178]. <BR/><BR/>"The book is not the most damaging writing that Raymond has penned. Far worse is a United States federal government commissioned study in the early 1980’s on the topic of federal aid for transsexual people seeking rehabilitation and health services. This paper, not well publicized, effectively eliminated federal and some states aid for indigent and imprisoned transsexuals. It had a further impact on private health insurance which followed the federal government’s lead in disallowing services to transsexual patients for any treatment remotely related to being transsexual, including breast cancer or genital cancer, as that was deemed to be a consequence of treatment for transsexuality."<BR/>Source<BR/>http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Bailey/McHugh/McHugh%20on%20Transsexualism.htm<BR/><BR/><BR/>The majority of health insurance policies in the US have specific exclusions for anything to do with transsexuality: despite studies that coverage would cost each policyholder 11c a year.<BR/><BR/>"It also wasn't long before McHugh's article was exploited to support Executive Branch policy-making: On October 15, 2005 the Internal Revenue Service disallowed a woman's tax deduction for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) - citing McHugh's teachings in the Catholic religious magazine as a basis for its decision. "<BR/><BR/>Source:<BR/>http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/Rogue%20Theories/Raymond/Transsexual,%20Transgender,%20and%20Intersex%20History__Janice%20Raymond.htm<BR/><BR/>Co-payments of 50% are better than 100% : especially if the costs are tax-deductable.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-3892599225337456032007-05-25T21:44:00.000-04:002007-05-25T21:44:00.000-04:00I hate to be a pessimist, but I don't think anybod...I hate to be a pessimist, but I don't think anybody's REALLY interested in healthcare reform. Blah.Midwife with a Knifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309579302399381913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-84051661296741380422007-05-25T20:45:00.000-04:002007-05-25T20:45:00.000-04:00Didn't she already have a crack at healthcare refo...Didn't she already have a crack at healthcare reform in 90 days? Or was that a dream I had....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com