Oregon Medicaid sex-change policy attracts conservative media attention

An Oregon Medicaid policy enacted a year ago created a mini-firestorm of coverage over the weekend, starting with a report on Fox News’ Politics site and on the air. The policy in question is sex-change operations for minors. The Health Evidence Review Commission approved coverage for last August for cross-sex hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery, effective in January. The age of medical consent in Oregon is 15, which was the subject of several stories. The Fox News report said Oregon’s…
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