The landscape of Medicare policies for gender-affirming surgeries in Canada: an environmental scan

• Main Authors: Dave Gwun (Author), Brennan Snow (Author), Emery Potter (Author), Rachel Loewen Walker (Author), Alexandra L. Millman (Author), Yonah Krakowsky (Author), Gianni R. Lorello (Author), Janice Du Mont (Author), Lucy C. Barker (Author), Percy Lezard (Author), Marudan Sivagurunathan (Author), David R. Urbach (Author), Kathleen Armstrong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many studies have described barriers to gender-affirming surgery (GAS) in Canada; however, few have explored why these barriers persist. To address this knowledge gap, we sought to describe documents related to public health insurance (Medicare) for GAS to identify the types of p...