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How insurance coverage shapes bodily autonomy

My insurance approved my mastectomy but denied reconstruction surgery and I feel like they're telling me my sense of wholeness doesn't matter.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Selective coverage policies make moral judgments about which aspects of health and identity deserve support.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Healthcare justice and the right to health?”

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