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The Affordable Care Act and Its Impact on Plastic and Gender-Affirmation Surgery
Aaron L Wiegmann1, Ezra I Young1, Kellan E Baker1
1From the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center; Law Office of Ezra Young; the Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine; the University of Illinois at Chicago; and the Center for Gender Confirmation Surgery, Weiss Memorial Hospital.
Summary:
The Affordable Care Act's provisions have affected and will continue to affect plastic surgeons and their patients, and an understanding of its influence on the current American health care system is essential. The law's impact on pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, and breast reconstruction is well documented. In addition, gender-affirmation surgery has seen exponential growth, largely because of expanded insurance coverage through the protections afforded to transgender individuals by the Affordable Care Act. As gender-affirming surgery continues to grow, plastic surgeons have the opportunity to adapt and diversify their practices.
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