Twelve percent of LGBTQ Americans say they've faced discrimination from their health insurance provider, according to a May 16 study from Healthcare.com.
Healthcare.com surveyed surveyed 520 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual and gender minorities to assess their health insurance coverage, personal finances and experiences with a range of insurance carriers, including government and private programs, according to the report.
Five things to know:
1. Lesbian (8 percent) and gay (4 percent) Americans are less likely to report discrimination than the 12 percent of LGBTQ Americans who report discrimination as a whole.
2. By generation, 22 percent of millennials (born 1981-1996) and 20 percent Gen Z (born 1997-2012) LGBTQ individuals said they have experienced discrimination from their health insurance providers. Three percent of baby boomers (1946-1964) and 11 percent of Gen X (1965-1980) said they've experienced discrimination.
3. Thirty percent of those surveyed said health insurance coverage is improving for LGBTQ Americans.
4. Forty-four percent said health insurance coverage is neither improving nor worsening.
5. Sixty-percent said they are unsure if their health insurance covers gender-affirming medication, gender-affirming procedures, PrEP or fertility treatments.