America’s largest health insurance company covers double mastectomies for some 17-year-old girls who identify as transgender.
UnitedHealthcare’s “Gender Dysphoria Treatment” guide, which took effect Dec. 1, says: “For mastectomy or breast reduction, individuals must be at least 18 years of age; however, individuals within one calendar year of turning 18 can be considered on a case-by-case basis.”
UnitedHealthcare didn’t immediately respond to The Daily Signal‘s request for comment on the circumstances in which the health insurance company would cover double mastectomies for minors or how often it makes exceptions.
Some insurance providers cover transgender medical interventions for minors, though many shy away from funding surgeries.
Premera Blue Cross covers “non-surgical medical treatment (such as mental health visits and hormone therapy for…
