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Starting January 1, 2019, the Blue Shield of California insurance company allows members to mark their gender identity as female, male, or nonbinary (in addition to marking their [[AGAB|sex assigned at birth]]).<ref name="Knauss">{{Cite web |title=Blue Shield Implements Non-Binary Gender Option |last=Knauss |first=Kevin |work=Insure Me Kevin |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=13 April 2020 |url= https://insuremekevin.com/blue-shield-implements-non-binary-gender-option/ }}</ref> | Starting January 1, 2019, the Blue Shield of California insurance company allows members to mark their gender identity as female, male, or nonbinary (in addition to marking their [[AGAB|sex assigned at birth]]).<ref name="Knauss">{{Cite web |title=Blue Shield Implements Non-Binary Gender Option |last=Knauss |first=Kevin |work=Insure Me Kevin |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=13 April 2020 |url= https://insuremekevin.com/blue-shield-implements-non-binary-gender-option/ }}</ref> | ||
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In April 2018, new cards were issued to all Medicare beneficiaries, and the new cards no longer have a gender indicator.<ref name="Levine">{{Cite web |title=Starting In April: New Medicare ID Cards |last=Levine |first=Carol |work=Forbes |date=6 March 2018 |access-date=16 May 2020 |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/03/06/starting-in-april-new-medicare-id-cards/#41449f234192}}</ref> However, Medicare's internal records will list the gender from beneficiary's Social Security data.<ref name="NCTE-medicare">{{Cite web |title=Know Your Rights - Medicare |author=National Center for Transgender Equality |work= |date= |access-date=16 May 2020 |url= https://transequality.org/know-your-rights/medicare}}</ref> | |||
For decades, Medicare did not cover transition [[surgery]] due to a policy that categorized such treatment as "experimental." That exclusion was eliminated in 2014<ref name="NCTE-medicare" />, and now Medicare covers certain transition services that are deemed "medically necessary".<ref name="pointofpride">{{Cite web |title=Does Medicare Cover Gender-Affirming Surgery? |author= |work=Point of Pride |date=5 October 2018 |access-date=16 May 2020 |url= https://pointofpride.org/does-medicare-cover-gender-affirming-surgery/}}</ref> However, depending on where you live, your Medicare local contractor may have specific guidelines for coverage of transition-related care, and the beneficiary may have to file an appeal for services to be covered.<ref name="NCTE-medicare" /> | |||
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