FAQ: Transgender Health at MIT Medical
What services will my insurance cover?
See chart below. If you have questions about services that are not listed on this chart, contact Claims and Member Services by phone (617-253-5979) or email.
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Visits with MIT providers |
Blood tests |
Hormone therapy |
Gender affirming surgery |
Fertility preservation |
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MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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MIT Traditional Health Plan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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MIT Choice Plan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Non-MIT insurance |
Check with insurance company |
Check with insurance company |
Check with insurance company |
Check with insurance company |
Check with insurance company |
Can I choose the gender and name by which I am identified in my medical record?
Yes. But medical records at MIT Medical depend on information provided by outside sources—the registrar’s office for students and MIT Human Resources for employees and covered family members. We cannot change the name or gender in a patient’s medical record until it is changed at the original source.
I’m covered as a dependent or family member on someone else’s health insurance policy. Will that person find out if I start hormonal treatment?
No. Information about medical care or laboratory testing done at MIT Medical will not be released to anyone without your written consent, including parents or other family members. If you are an MIT student covered by the MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan, your parents will not be informed about any prescriptions you fill. However, if you are covered by a parent’s or spouse’s insurance plan, as part of the billing process, that parent or spouse may receive some information about your prescriptions or other services you receive outside of MIT Medical. For more information and a complete answer to this question, call the insurance company’s billing department.
What types of medical services are available to transgender patients at MIT Medical?
In addition to routine primary care, certain clinicians at MIT Medical offer the following specialized services for transgender patients:
- Mental health counseling regarding gender identity and gender dysphoria
- Letters of support for change of gender marker
- Mental health evaluation and referral for hormone treatment and/or surgery according to World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care
- Hormone prescription and associated follow-up care (for example, checking blood levels)
