under dysmorphia or gender affirming for that same age group 13-17 years old. it mandates insurance providers exclusively communicate with th teen patient, not the policyholder who in this case would be the parent although they still have to pay for it. now there is the new law that went into effect 11 days ago that mandates all new health plans have to cover gender affirming care including cosmetic surgery that previousl were denied so now in totality the treatment for these kids ca include everything from puberty blockers to speech therapy, but potentially tracheal shaves, so-called pop surgery where the tissue is removed and then various genital surgeries and none of this has to be approved by the parents. these are very serious medical operations, with lifelong consequences that they can t understand because it s also a newcomer to cut parents out of the equation is really a profound statement that the state is more powerful then the