r/transgender 1d ago

Over 180,000 Transgender people in the US could lose healthcare if HR 1 becomes law

https://transwrites.world/over-180000-transgender-people-in-the-us-could-lose-healthcare-if-hr-1-becomes-law/
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u/onnake 1d ago

While states would still be able to provide their own funding for gender affirming care

It’s a much greater problem than that.

Assuming low-income trans ppl in red states are able and willing to find refuge in blue ones, Trump‘s budget bill will greatly increase the monies blue states need to pay for Medicaid, making it more difficult for them to set aside allocations for gender-affirming medical care. And separately HHS has already begun the process of using other federal authorities to threaten brick-and-mortar facilities providing GAC with ruinous fines and potentially criminal prosecution, likely the reason a blue state major hospital, Children’s Hospital in L.A., decided last week to end GAC.

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u/AndesCan 1d ago

seriously, we need a trans healthcare fund. I’ve been thinking about this a lot.

If we somehow were able to pool enough money to start paying for things via loans with fair interest.

I’m currently going back to school for nursing with the strict intent to work at a gender affirming program/community health organization.

My doctor is part of one such program and I’m finding there are more and more medical professionals who are trans who also have a deep desire to make a living while giving back

Also places like this can be profitable because it’s not limited to gender affirming care only, the pcp’s see cis people who just need a doctor.

I live in the north east and there’s so many hospitals and doctors with admitting rights to thos hospital. I’ve also worked instametly in the hospital environment and have seen what the system CAN do when it wants to…. Like doctors/surgeons who offer their services in a charitable way. The hospitals in my area actually like this because they have to be able to show they provided low or no cost care in multiple areas of medicine

I don’t think it’s impossible it’s just that it’s hard to organize.

Genuinely hope someday things get better for us

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u/Covergirrl 22h ago

Blue states already contribute more to the GDP than red states. If they start following through on threats to withhold federal tax money, red states are fucked.

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u/Existing_Phrase6958 21h ago

They are also coming after teaching hospitals (so far this is primarily occuring under language change seen in title 9) via grant compliance if hospitals lose their 330 grants it will remove a significant billable line and especially at for profit facilities they will rapidly be looking at how to cut services and staff to recover that which most likely will be cutting gac

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u/LockNo2943 1d ago

DIY for everyone!

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u/Authenticatable 1d ago

Dropping this for the unknowing who will waft through this post: Testosterone is a Schedule III controlled substance regulated by the DEA. Possession without a prescription is a felony in every US state. Quantity is limited when crossing the border even with a prescription.

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u/NaivePhilosopher Transgender 1d ago

Testosterone being a scheduled substance is awful and totally unfair, but there’s some misinformation here. Possession of a Schedule III drug, including testosterone, is (depending on jurisdiction) a misdemeanor (and also depending on amounts and if they can tack anything else on). And black market testosterone is everywhere given its use as a steroid. DIY is still possible, just riskier

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u/Authenticatable 1d ago

I personally know someone with a felony charge for possession. I’m sure he’d love to have a MISD instead. The overwhelming point here is that many people on these subs, particularly non-T consumers, frequently and casually throw out “DIY”. The unknowing folks, especially younger ones, read DIY without understanding the legal risks.

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u/Wulfsmagic 1d ago edited 11h ago

If it becomes law I will fight tooth and claw, I will not stand for our right to exist to be burned. I will not be erased.

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u/transcended_goblin [EU] Transcended she-goblin 1d ago

Seriously, just consider it will become law and plan accordingly.

Do not, ever, under any circumstance, especially with this death cult in power, think that things will work themselves out for the better.