LGBTQ Consumer Health Resources
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Consider Resources for Dual Perspectives•Caregiver•Care-receiver
Healthcare Equality Index
http://www.hrc.org/campaigns/healthcare-equality-index
Unique Aspect of LGBTQ Consumer Health Resources•May overlap with other information areas• Law• National Center for Lesbian Rights• National Center for Transgender Equality• Transgender Law
• Support Systems• PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
Affordable Care Act Implications• Prohibits refusing coverage due to preexisting conditions• HIV/AIDS• Transgender individuals
• No more lifetime dollar limits• Long-term, comprehensive treatment of chronic diseases• Costs of gender confirmation surgeries (in plans that cover this)
• In addition:• https://www.healthcare.gov/married-same-sex-couples-and-the-marketplace
/• https://www.healthcare.gov/transgender-health-care/