In a surprise announcement on June 7, 2012, the Alberta Government chose to re-list Gender Reassignment Surgery for Albertans pursing medical intervention for Gender Identity Disorder.
Prior to 2009, Alberta was one of the few provinces to provide GRS coverage in Canada. In spring 2009, GRS was delisted without warning as part of a budget claiming to reduce health care costs. While coverage of some specific health services were also reduced at that time, no other group sharing a specific medical diagnosis was excluded from budgetary consideration.
For more details, read Mercedes Allen's post, Alberta reinstates funding for Sex Reassignment Surgery (plus, why it's necessary).
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