New Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at Boston University (Legitimacy of Cost Concern for Health Insurance Coverage of Gender-affirming Surgeries: Comparison of the Interest In Keeping Insurance …): Medical Devices and Surgical Technology

2023 AUG 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Researchers detail new data in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology. According to news originating from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “This RCD discusses the recent development in Lange v Houston County. In this case, the United States District Court for The Middle District Of Georgia Macon Division found that an Exclusion Policy, prohibiting health insurance coverage of gender-affirming surgery for an employee, Anna Lange, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Boston University, “On appeal, the Defendants argued that the District Court erred in its decision and relied on the cost burden of gender-affirming surgery as one of their defenses. This RCD highlights that cost is a common defense tactic used by defendants in these cases.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “However, the author argues that these concerns are unfounded and meritless given the cost-effectiveness of including gender-affirming surgeries in health insurance plans, as highlighted in the RCD.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Legitimacy of Cost Concern for Health Insurance Coverage of Gender-affirming Surgeries: Comparison of the Interest In Keeping Insurance Cost Down Versus the Cost-effectiveness of Including Gender-affirming Surgeries In Employer Health Insurance Plans. American Journal of Law & Medicine, 2023;49(1):102-111. American Journal of Law & Medicine can be contacted at: Cambridge Univ Press, 32 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Angelo Atangan, Boston University, School of Law, Boston, MA 02215, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1017/amj.2023.18. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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