Monday, May 19, 2008

OHIP to cover sex changes


Rob Ferguson
Queen's Park Bureau
The Toronto Star

Ontario: The small number of Ontarians hoping for sex-change operations will soon see the surgery covered by provincial health insurance again.

The decision is expected to cost a total of $200,000 a year because just "eight to 10" people annually are expected to pass the "very rigorous" psychological evaluation required before sex reassignment surgery, Health Minister George Smitherman said yesterday.

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