From the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center; Law Office of Ezra Young; the Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine; the University of Illinois at Chicago; and the Center for Gender Confirmation Surgery, Weiss Memorial Hospital.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Jan 1;147(1):135e-153e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007499.
The Affordable Care Act's provisions have affected and will continue to affect plastic surgeons and their patients, and an understanding of its influence on the current American health care system is essential. The law's impact on pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, and breast reconstruction is well documented. In addition, gender-affirmation surgery has seen exponential growth, largely because of expanded insurance coverage through the protections afforded to transgender individuals by the Affordable Care Act. As gender-affirming surgery continues to grow, plastic surgeons have the opportunity to adapt and diversify their practices.
平价医疗法案的规定已经并将继续影响整形外科医生及其患者，因此了解其对当前美国医疗保健系统的影响至关重要。该法律对小儿整形外科、颅面外科和乳房重建的影响已有充分记录。此外，性别肯定手术的数量呈指数级增长，这在很大程度上是因为平价医疗法案为跨性别者提供的保护扩大了保险范围。随着性别肯定手术的持续增长，整形外科医生有机会调整和多样化他们的实践。
