Puerto Rico’s Medicaid programme, which assists those who are not able to afford healthcare, will now cover transition-related care, including hormone medication, for the country’s trans community.
The Puerto Rican governors advisory council for LGBTQ+ issues told the Washington Blade it took over a year to consolidate the new policies, which began in July, but were not publicly announced until October as local pharmacies and health centres needed time to update their systems.Johanne Velez, the president of the LGBTQ+ advisory council, said: “The LGBTQ+ Advisory Board identified, during these years of work, several important health needs for the LGBTQ+ community.