Doctors lodge bid for gender-affirming surgery Medicare items
The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons is seeking a series of new or amended MBS items.
Plastic surgeons are seeking new Medicare items for gender-affirming interventions for transgender adults, including masculinising chest surgery for those assigned female at birth.
The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has lodged an application to the Medical Services Advisory Council (MSAC) to expand coverage specifically for adults diagnosed with gender incongruence who are planning gender transition.
