NATIONAL OVERVIEW: THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

NATIONAL OVERVIEW: THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE

Anand Kalra Trans Leadership Summit ? April 13, 2014

Purpose & Overview

To clarify new options and new restrictions in accessing health care under Affordable Care Act

1. Introductions 2. Barriers to Care 3. Affordable Care Act Changes

1. Pre-existing Conditions 2. State Exchanges 3. Medicaid expansion 4. Federal non-discrimination

4. Non-discrimination in the states

About me

Program Manager for Transgender Law Center NOT a lawyer, NOT a doctor, just your friendly

neighborhood librarian Email me at anand@

About you

Who has a legal background? Who currently has insurance or health

coverage? Who is uninsured? Who has never had insurance? Who lives in California? Who is from out of state? Who feels overwhelmed by navigating medical-insurance-legal industrial complex?

Five types of system barriers

Cost of health care/health coverage Denial of private insurance

Pre-existing conditions

Exclusions of transition-related and genderspecific care

Denials of care

Bureaucracy once you have coverage Shortage of educated providers

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