Table 7.
Top Ranking Questions from Summits for Top 5 Issues
| INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TRANSITION RELATED CARE | |
| • | What steps need to be taken to acquire proper healthcare through insurance policy change? |
| • | How do we establish concise and fair insurance policies for trans individuals? |
| • | How can we mandate transition related care to be covered by employers/insurance companies across the nation? |
| ACCESS TO / AVAILABILITY OF TRANSITION CARE | |
| • | How can we improve access [to trans care] for low income people? |
| • | How do we improve access to services in isolated and rural communities? |
| • | EDUCATION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT TRANS/NB PATIENTS/ISSUES |
| • | How can we improve the sense of safety for patients seeking medical care? |
| • | Best ways to train providers to provide HRT in areas with little access to services? |
| • | How do we influence schools/specifically nursing or medical programs to include transhealth curriculum? |
| • | How do we get textbooks in the education system to include trans issues so patients don’t have to teach providers? |
| • | How do we get a LGBTQIA focused clinic/medical facility for general specified treatment in our area? |
| • | What existing methodologies have [been] shown successful in increasing provider competence? |
| • | How important is it for trans people to be involved in conducting training? |
| • | How can we foster more understanding towards non-binary people, especially those desiring physical transition? |
| PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ADDRESS STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION AND NON-HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CHANGE | |
| • | How do we educate legal and judicial community to not let personal bias keep them from upholding the law? (eg. Judges grilling you over name changes) |
| • | What are the best methods for educating the general public regarding trans-related issues and trans people? |
| • | How do we educate first responders and law enforcement to respectfully deal with trans people in crisis? |
| HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS CHANGE | |
| • | How to remove gender marker from insurance to ensure care for all trans patients’ needs? (i.e. Trans man needing gynecology exam and having male marker on insurance) |