Patient Experiences and Provider Perspectives on Accessing Gender-Affirming Surgical Services in the Veterans Health Administration.
Taylor L BoyerHill L WolfeAlyson J LittmanJillian C ShipherdMichael R KauthJohn R BlosnichPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2023)
A policy change to include GAS in the VHA medical benefits package will allow the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States to provide evidence-based GAS services to TGD patients. For robust and consistent policy implementation, the VHA must better disseminate information about VHA-provided GAS-related care to TGD patients and providers while building capacity for GAS delivery.
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