Payers say HHS rules protecting transgender people will not speed coverage

Modern Healthcare (complimentary online subscription): Every morning, Sion Jesse gets up and tightly wraps cloth around his chest.

It has been 12 years since he transitioned from being a woman, but he has not yet been able to afford a mastectomy. His insurance plan won't cover the surgery despite his doctor deeming the procedure medically necessary because of Jesse's diagnosis of gender dysphoria.

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