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Joint committee hears competing testimony on bill to require insurance coverage for detransition care (H.1172)
Summary
The Joint Committee on Financial Services in Boston heard hours of testimony on House Bill 1172, a proposal that would require insurers who cover gender‑affirming care to also cover medical and mental‑health services for people who later choose to detransition.
The Joint Committee on Financial Services convened a hybrid hearing in Boston to receive testimony on House Bill 1172, which would require health plans that cover gender‑affirming services to also cover medically necessary care for people who later seek to detransition.
Supporters described a growing population of people who asked for reversal, restoration or new medical and mental‑health care after undergoing irreversible procedures or long‑term hormone therapy. They urged the committee to remove financial barriers that leave detransitioners “abandoned” and unable to afford follow‑up care.
"This bill will ensure that insurance will cover medically necessary detransition care, hormone restoration, surgical repairs, and the mental health treatment," said Jamie Reed, co‑executive director of the LGB Courage Coalition, who testified she had worked inside pediatric gender care settings and now works with detransitioners.
Several detransitioners…
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