30 Percent of Employer Health Plans Pay for Transgender Procedures, Survey Shows

Doing so helps employers 'remain competitive in attracting and retaining talent,' expert says

A health-care worker pushes a patient across a connecting bridge at a hospital in Montreal on July 14, 2022. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

An increasing number of American employers provide insurance benefits that will pay for sex-change procedures for employees, a new survey shows.

According to the 2022 survey of 502 U.S. employers—conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans (IFEBP)—gender-transition procedures covered by the insurance plans include sex-change surgeries, cross-sex hormone treatments, and cosmetic surgery.