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* A very simple and straightforward explanation of House Bill 2350 from then-Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas…
The current Illinois insurance code is gender-specific, meaning patients who are listed as female or male can only be covered for pap smears or prostate exams respectively. This specificity prevents many patients from getting the care they need if they are not registered as the same gender as they were assigned at birth. With these restrictions, patients may not be able to access necessary cancer screenings without incurring massive out-of-pocket costs.
House Bill 2350 would make the insurance code gender-inclusive rather than gender-specific, removing barriers to accessing care aligned with people’s biology versus gender identity and lowers the risk of denial of care reported by transgender individuals. Additionally, this initiative would require prostate screenings for people 40 years and older who have a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer, which would ensure that insurance covers important preventative treatment.
* As we are all too painfully aware, health insurance companies are notorious for often using whatever methods they can to deny coverage.
So, when state statute requires that insurance companies cover the full costs of annual prostate cancer screenings for men above a certain age, and you’ve changed your birth certificate to reflect that you are a female, your exam may no longer be covered, even though you still need those annual prostate screenings. Same goes for mandated coverage for annual cervical smear or Pap smear tests. If you’ve changed your birth certificate to male, you very well might not get covered.
That’s it. The bill would simply protect a relatively small handful of Illinoisans from being denied health insurance coverage for a couple of basic procedures.
The bill passed the House way back in March, then cleared the Senate in May and was signed into law a month later.
* But the far right just took notice…
IL House GOP Leader Tony McCombie Joins ‘Woke’ Left, Supports Insurance Coverage for Men’s ‘Cervical’ Exams and Women’s ‘Prostate’ Screenings
🤦
* The usual suspects were fully triggered…
* McCombie felt the need to defend herself…
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 12:36 pm
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The Illinois Republican Party: always a day late and a dollar short, and the party to put the last three letters in “class.”
Comment by Travel Guy Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 12:40 pm
The “usual suspects” are reprehensible. I don’t always agree with Leader McCombie, but at least she had the courage to stand up to the right wing knuckleheads on this issue.
Comment by Facts Matter Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 12:44 pm
This is what comes of ideology that ignores reality, male and female are not fluid states of mind. They are fixed physical realities. Government rules that allow people to “change” their gender create these issues. The correct answer isn’t this legislation, it needs to stop the arbitrary identification of gender based on feelings. Your gender/sex, is what your genes as displayed by your morphology. Full Stop. All the other issues go away.
Comment by Center Drift Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 12:56 pm
Why are they so obtuse? What a waste of time and energy.
Comment by Politix Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:04 pm
===This is what comes of===
Mind your own business.
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:05 pm
Of all the hills to die on……
Comment by Peanut Gallery Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:08 pm
They get the most incensed over the things that affect them personally least. They lose their minds at the mere thought someone is getting something “extra” that is not them. It’s a mental sickness. OMG someone is getting special treatment that doesn’t concern me personally, I must render my garments and scream about it.
Comment by Give Us Barabbas Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:11 pm
Of course they attacked her. No one is safe from these yayhoos.
Comment by Occasionally Moderated Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:14 pm
I want to be in the theater with Center Drift when they watch Conclave.
Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:32 pm
==male and female are not fluid states of mind. They are fixed physical realities.==
They are not “fixed” in the way you think they are. If anyone is interested in learning more, the RadioLab podcast tackled this in 2018. I encourage everyone to listen and share these important, relevant, and enlightening episodes.
https://radiolab.org/series/radiolab-presents-gonads/
Comment by Pot calling kettle Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:39 pm
“ but 94 are deep red.”
As a member of a “deep red,” mind your own business. People have the right to live their lives no matter how little we understand it.
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 1:42 pm
Obviously Bailey and DeVore have no idea what a Pap smear is.
I am so sick of ignorant big mouths.
Comment by Henry Francis Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 2:08 pm
“Your gender/sex, is what your genes as displayed by your morphology. Full Stop.”
1) Learn the distinction between gender and sex before presuming to speak on such matters, and
2) 1 in 100 Americans are born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit into an exclusively male or female (binary) sex classification.*
Your understanding of human sexuality is childish. Full stop.
– MrJM
*https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/16324-intersex
Comment by @misterjayem Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 2:21 pm
I sincerely hope you read the links provided, Center Drift. Never stop learning! You couldn’t be more wrong, but wrongness is fixable. Some corrections and clarifications:
“This is what comes of ideology that ignores reality.” WRONG. The new law addresses reality, ignoring right-wing ideology.
“…(M)ale and female are not fluid states of mind.” No one ever claimed this. Ever.
“They are fixed physical realities.” WRONG. See links
“Government rules that allow people to “change” their gender create these issues.” WRONG. Ignorance of the reality of the human condition is endangering the lives, health, and safety of a small part of the human race. Maybe let them be?
“The correct answer isn’t this legislation, it needs to stop the arbitrary identification of gender based on feelings.” WRONG. There is nothing arbitrary about this. And you’re really going to refer to other people’s feelings? You know them? You’ve discussed this with them? You’ve done anything - anything - to try to understand what’s this is about?
“Your gender/sex, is what your genes as displayed by your morphology. Full Stop. All the other issues go away.” WRONG. See the links. Google it. Look around. Learn and grow. Please.
Comment by Lefty Lefty Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 2:40 pm
==This is what comes of==
This is so incredibly weird. Stop thinking about other people’s bits all the time.
Comment by VK Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 2:41 pm
Eleven years ago the State was in trouble with Federal CMS and was being warned funds would be withheld because the fraud rate exceeded the half of one percent rate. Duplicate people were using Medicare and Medicaid cards for long-term care, medications, medical devices and surgeries. Checking the sex of a recipient against sex specific care was one of the routines used to reduce the fraud to less than 500 active users. This creates new challenges for sure. I wish there was more discussions regarding the causes of gender dysphoria.
Comment by Stacey E. Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 2:48 pm
They purposefully look for things to get outraged about. They continue to believe the 1980s was when America was the absolute best, and anything that doesn’t fit that model is to be ridiculed. I actually feel sad for being who can’t help themselves but look for things to hate on.
Comment by Just Me 2 Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 3:03 pm
The World’s easiest job?…critic.
Comment by Dotnonymous x Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 4:03 pm
==They continue to believe the 1980s was when America was the absolute best, and anything that doesn’t fit that model is to be ridiculed.==
Some would like to go a lot farther back than that, like the 1880’s.
Comment by Pot calling kettle Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 4:07 pm
So, Congressional bathrooms are reserved for individuals of that biological sex. But healthcare is not?
Gotcha.
Comment by Save Ferris Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 7:41 pm
**Congressional bathrooms are reserved for individuals of that biological sex. **
Well, that congressional bathroom rule didn’t actually end up in the rules…
Comment by JoeMaddon Monday, Jan 6, 25 @ 8:48 pm