Dr. Shayne Taylor on Gender Transition: ‘These Surgeries Make a Lot of Money’

Taylor Starting in January ░░░░░░░░ 2017 according to the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act insurance cover ░░░░░░░░ are mandated to cover ░░░░░░░░ expenses for trans folks ░░░░░░░░ of our UMC inaudible ░░░░░░░░ August I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ 2016 couple of years ░░░░░░░░ put down some costs ░░░░░░░░ how much money we ░░░░░░░░ each patient would bring ░░░░░░░░ and this is including ░░░░░░░░ top surgeries this isn ░░░░░░░░ including any bottom surgery ░░░░░░░░ it s a lot ░░░░░░░░ money These surgeries make ░░░░░░░░ lot of money So ░░░░░░░░ to male chest reconstruction ░░░░░░░░ bring in 40 000 ░░░░░░░░ patient just on routine ░░░░░░░░ treatment who we re ░░░░░░░░ seeing a few times ░░░░░░░░ year can bring in ░░░░░░░░ thousand dollars because it ░░░░░░░░ lots of visits and ░░░░░░░░ that actually makes money ░░░░░░░░ the hospital Now these ░░░░░░░░ got from the internet ░░░░░░░░ it s from the ░░░░░░░░ Center for Transgender Surgery ░░░░░░░░ has does a lot ░░░░░░░░ surgery for patients I ░░░░░░░░ wanted to give you ░░░░░░░░ idea of how much ░░░░░░░░ bottom surgeries are making ░░░░░░░░ this is I think ░░░░░░░░ has to be an ░░░░░░░░ This is for vaginoplasty ░░░░░░░░ re saying they re ░░░░░░░░ roughly around 20 000 ░░░░░░░░ a vaginoplasty but that ░░░░░░░░ t include your hospital ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t include ░░░░░░░░ post op visits that ░░░░░░░░ t include your anesthesia ░░░░░░░░ OR So I would ░░░░░░░░ this has to be ░░░░░░░░ gross underestimate I think ░░░░░░░░ s just like the ░░░░░░░░ s piece of it ░░░░░░░░ I think anyone who ░░░░░░░░ veer been to a ░░░░░░░░ knows that that s ░░░░░░░░ 10 percent of it ░░░░░░░░ the female to male ░░░░░░░░ surgeries these are huge ░░░░░░░░ makers Again I think ░░░░░░░░ has to be an ░░░░░░░░ They re quoting around ░░░░░░░░ 000 for a phalloplasty ░░░░░░░░ s different things that ░░░░░░░░ read that said it ░░░░░░░░ be up to 100 ░░░░░░░░ Dr Langerman who s ░░░░░░░░ surgeon says that there ░░░░░░░░ entire clinics where the ░░░░░░░░ inaudible is afforded just ░░░░░░░░ their phalloplasties And that ░░░░░░░░ like a fraction of ░░░░░░░░ surgeries that they re ░░░░░░░░ These surgeries are labor ░░░░░░░░ they require a lot ░░░░░░░░ follow ups they require ░░░░░░░░ lot of OR time ░░░░░░░░ they make money They ░░░░░░░░ money for the hospital.”