Someone Explain

Someone please explain why inmates in civilian prisons, military prisions soon to follow, can get medical care for Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and get transition care with therapy, hormones and maybe even surugery (lawsuits pending) paid by the state or federal taxpayers while transgender people with health insurance can't get the same care and have to pay out of their own pocket?

It's a WTF moment for the vast majority of transpeople who want adequate medical care for their transition and face discrimination from the medical community and the health insurance companies, and pay for some, especially surgeries, and have to pay for their care through their premiums and co-pay.

Many health insurance companies still discriminate by explicitly prohiting costs for "sex transformation" care, from simple physician visits and exams through therapy and drugs to surgeries. It's only really covered by companies, organizations and state and local government through self-coverage for employees.

The federal government health insurance programs for active and retired employees and for Medicare beneficiaries still does not cover GID through their government-private health insurance plans, even 3 years after the President order the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to add it for active and retired employees plans.

So why do inmates get rights for the healthcare even when some will never be paroled and will die in prison? Someone explain the logic on human rights for that, sacrifice the many who haven't committed any crimes, have health insurance and will pay for their care while the few in prison who aren't paying for it - they're paying for their crimes, not healthcare - will get it free.

Bradley/Chelsea will get therapy and hormones (the latter eventually) for GID in military prison at our expense and be ready to finish her transition when she is paroled as soon as 7 years. Two lawsuits, one in Massachusetts and Indiana, will provide inmates with sex reassignment surgery for two women who will never be paroled.

And yet the vast majority of transwomen who have done nothing wrong will pay $20-50,000 for their transition through premiums, co-pay and out-of-pocket expenses for everything associated with their transition, because the law allows health insurance companies and employers to discriminate against them.

It defies logic, fairness and justice.