Surgical Standards of Care and Insurance Authorization of Gender-Affirming Facial Surgery.

Facial feminization Facial masculinization Gender affirming surgery Insurance authorization

Journal

Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America
ISSN: 1558-1365
Titre abrégé: Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9001454

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 Jan 2024
Historique:
medline: 7 1 2024
pubmed: 7 1 2024
entrez: 6 1 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Transgender and gender-diverse patients face complex, multifactorial barriers to medically necessary gender-affirming care. Insurance coverage for facial feminizing and masculinizing surgeries is one such obstacle. Providers and affiliated team members must have a comprehensive understanding of clinical standards of care, medical documentation, insurance policy and terminology, and related legislation to successfully navigate this administrative quagmire and ensure patient access to care..

Identifiants

pubmed: 38184479
pii: S1042-3699(23)00098-5
doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2023.12.004
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doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Disclosure The authors have no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research and sources described in this article.

Auteurs

Danielle Eble (D)

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, 325 9th Avenue, Mailstop 359796, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Electronic address: deble@uw.edu.

Emily Hem (E)

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, 325 9th Avenue, Mailstop 359835, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.

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