Prevalence of Private and Public Health Insurance Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about how health insurance payer types differ between transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people and cisgender people. Much of what is known about insurance coverage among TGD adults has been based on research from claims and electronic health record data, which excludes individuals who have not accessed gender-affirming care. Research designed to understand how TGD populations pay for health care to best inform care interventions and public insurance policies is lacking.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine differences in the prevalence of public and private health insurance between transgender and cisgender adults.

Methods

Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, this study estimated prevalence of he

SUBMITTER: Downing J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916963 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature