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Study Reveals Low Transgender Treatment Rates Amid Rising Self-Identification

1/11/2025

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A groundbreaking study by Jae Corman and Harvard examined insurance claims for 5.1 million youths aged 8-17 from 2018 to 2022. Astonishingly, just 0.017% received puberty blockers and 0.037% accessed hormone therapy. This stark contrast between increasing transgender self-identification and low treatment rates underscores a troubling gap in healthcare access amidst heated political discussions.

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Story summary

A groundbreaking study by Jae Corman and Harvard examined insurance claims for 5.1 million youths aged 8-17 from 2018 to 2022. Astonishingly, just 0.017% received puberty blockers and 0.037% accessed hormone therapy. This stark contrast between increasing transgender self-identification and low treatment rates underscores a troubling gap in healthcare access amidst heated political discussions.