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- Transgender people continue to face barriers in receiving health care, including treatments specifically related to gender transition and gender affirmation.
- Transgender people suffer discrimination in health care. Many face harassment, and often fear the health care system
- Most insurance companies refuse to cover transition-related health care even when a doctor considers it medically necessary (though, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, transgender individuals cannot be denied coverage altogether simply because they are transgender)
- Many transgender people shy away from routine checkups and other needed care to avoid provider discrimination. This can causing result in suffering from untreated medical conditions
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