Some good transgender healthcare news!

[NullTuples]

People on testosterone (trans men, trans masc people, etc) can continue to get prescriptions remotely through 2024!

This is such a big deal for them; with the pandemic emergency declaration ended, it was no longer going to be possible for them to get or renew prescriptions via video appointments & similar; they had to go in person because testosterone is categorized as a controlled substance. For some, this meant substantial driving and time.

Thank you, to the Biden Administration! This may also cover Adderall, Xanax & similar drugs, which will help people taking those medications.

"Transgender patients who are prescribed testosterone online are signaling cautious optimism after federal health officials decided controlled substances may be prescribed via telemedicine through late 2024.

Testosterone, Adderall, and Xanax are among the controlled medications that clinicians have been able to prescribe online under Covid-era policies that eased access to telehealth when lockdowns made office visits difficult. The Drug Enforcement Administration had planned to reinstate pre-pandemic restrictions but now is backing away from that proposal, under a temporary rule published Wednesday in the Federal Register.

Transgender people who have been prescribed testosterone online say they’re relieved they won’t need to be seen by doctors at in-person clinics, which are rare in rural areas and often have wait times of several months. Clinicians, researchers, and health policy experts said requiring in-person exams would add roadblocks to care, and that could prove to be devastating for vulnerable transgender people."

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/trans-patients-testosterone-access-eased-by-online-prescribing

[jimfields33]

2. Need a plan for 2024 though. I'd think many should investigate what they need to do.

Time flies and late 2024 will be here in a blink of the eye.

[NullTuples]

3. I think if things go poorly in late 2024, trans healthcare will be banned.

But it won't really matter because trans people will be banned - or more precisely, erased.

If the elections are favorable, the problem can be properly fixed.

If the status quo is maintained, the temporary regulation can be extended.

In other words, this may be the best they can do.