Nonprofit with a new name, but the same services, including free PrEP prescriptions
LGBTQ people face significant health barriers.
Faith Bryan moved from California to Minnesota in 2015. She’d just retired and was on medical assistance from the State of Minnesota to go with her Medicare coverage. Bryan’s insurance denied a request for facial feminization surgery, or FFS.
“I was denied FFS despite Department of Health (DHS) policy that said it would follow the guidelines set by the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) that required each case to be evaluated on its own merits, a case-by-case review, rather than a blanket denial because something was not covered under most circumstances,” Bryan said.