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ArticleTransgender health2026

Insurance Coverage for Facial Masculinization Surgery Will Promote Gender-Affirming Health Equity.

Matteo Laspro, Erika Thys, Alexandra Verzella, Bachar Chaya, David Tran, Eduardo D Rodriguez, Laura L Kimberly

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Article in Transgender health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Matteo LasproHansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Erika ThysReno School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Alexandra VerzellaHansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Bachar ChayaHansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
David TranHansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Eduardo D RodriguezHansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Laura L KimberlyHansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The latest Standards of Care, issued in 2022 by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, designate facial masculinization surgery (FMS) as beneficial for some people. Yet health insurance carriers have not adjusted coverage policies, despite growing public interest in FMS. We review the current state of insurance coverage and geographic availability of FMS in the United States. Efforts should be made to expand insurance coverage, alongside other measures to improve access. Designating FMS as a medically necessary intervention eligible for coverage by both public and private insurance carriers is likely to reduce inequities in access to transmasculine care.

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ethicsgender-affirming carehealth policyinsurance coveragetransmasculine

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PMID42604009
PMCPMC13476595

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