Major Insurer Drops Cover for Doctors Providing Hormone Treatment for Gender Dysphoria

A bathroom is set aside for transgender students at the University of California Irvine, in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

One of Australia’s biggest medical insurers has pulled insurance coverage for doctors in private practice prescribing hormonal treatment for children and adolescents.

MDA National, which has 54,000 health professional members, has also dropped cover for private specialists who face court claims if they deem under 18-year-olds as “suitable for gender transition.”