Before and after

It would seem a solution to healthcare has been found.
- It doesn’t get more American than solving healthcare with gun violence.
  
  i'm saving this GIF
  
  I mean, it is historically how we solved all our other problems. Its not even particularly American, as much as I wish we could claim it. Lots of movements have been aided by gun violence.
  
  And arresting the suspect in a McDonald's.

For my transguy homies, you absolutely should never reduce your T dosage in the week leading up to your blood tests with your doctor. Because if you do, your doctor may prescribe more T than you actually need, and then you may have too much on hand that stays fresh when stored properly. This would probably be illegal because T is a controlled substance, and may become banned under the Trump administration.
- Yes definitely don't do that
- The transfems out there definitely shouldn't do this with their estrogen either. Definitely not.
  
  Is estrogen also a controlled substance like testosterone is? I've always wondered

Funny how hard CEOs will work to please their customers, IF they fear them.

I actually figured that the coverage for gender affirming care is one of the least awful things about UHC. That said I guess I'm not surprised about it initially not being covered.
Edit: actually hold on, my benefits guide definitely used to say something about them paying for travel to a safe state for care and even some hotel nights being covered, but I don't see that anymore...
- Testosterone is also prescribed for actual medical conditions - such as someone losing a testicle from cancer and thus requiring a testosterone boost to maintain regular hormone levels.
  Edit: leaving the original text but clarifying: I should have used the words physiological conditions instead of medical conditions. There are physiological reasons why someone would need testosterone, as I mentioned in a reply: testicular cancer resulting in the loss of a testicle, hormonal imbalances resulting in reduced production in testosterone, and more.
  
  "actual medical conditions" I see you
  
  Not to detract from your point, but gender dysphoria is a medical condition. The brain undergoes sex differentiation in utero, and the rest of the body usually but doesn't always match this.
  
  Yeah, good point.
  
  Testosterone is also prescribed for ~~actual~~ other medical conditions - such as someone losing a testicle from cancer and thus requiring a testosterone boost to maintain regular hormone levels.
  FTFY
- I actually figured that the coverage for gender affirming care is one of the least awful things about UHC.
  Only if they actually cover it. If they send you through a pinball machine of denials and rejections, its just a new way of tormenting trans people.
  Edit: actually hold on, my benefits guide definitely used to say something about them paying for travel to a safe state for care and even some hotel nights being covered, but I don’t see that anymore…
  Red States have been tightening the noose on pregnant women, both explicitly and implicitly. So its likely the UHC folks chickened out and pulled the language for fear of provoking a state AG in Texas, Missouri, or Florida.
- If I recall correctly, some companies can also add additional benefits that are paid for by the employer but administered through the insurance company. I don't know if that might be what happened here.

- FYI: Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga is free on Epic this week till Thursday

S'why they call him 'the adjustor'

$800 out of pocket for a three month supply
My brother in Christ, where the FUCK are you buying your testosterone that it's $270/mo. without insurance? When I look on GoodRX right now, the average price for a 10ml vial of 200mg/ml testosterone cypionate is about $50. Assuming that you need about 200mg EW, that's a 2.5 month supply right there. Even if you follow the recommended guidelines and discard the unused contents of the vial at the end of every month and buy a new vial, that's $150 for a full three months.
- GoodRx sells your data to the highest bidder btw (That bidder possibly being a MAGAt hate crime organization.) https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/02/ftc-enforcement-action-bar-goodrx-sharing-consumers-sensitive-health-info-advertising
  
  Oh, I wouldn't use them to buy medication. I'm just using them to check the retail prices.
  I know that their Costco prices aren't correct though; if you're a member and paying out of pocket, Costco will enroll you in a prescription savings plan.
  
  I'd always wondered how that shit worked.
  
  More like BadRx amirite
  
  So does your CC company.
  
  We just want affordable medication. We don’t care about our data.

Its a christmas miracle.

I can get 5ml vials at 250mg/ml for $60. How do I help these people?
- The Trevor Project is a good place to start. I don't know of any nonprofits that directly provide resources like hormones, but I'm sure they exist.
- I can get 10ml vials of 250mg/ml for something like £5. The real question is whether we need to be injecting all this testosterone.
  
  you ship overseas? I have customers for you.