Breast Cancer Man Denied Coverage Because He's Not Female - 2,140 men get breast cancer each year, Medicaid program for women only

Prehensile · 2011-08-08T20:32:53+00:00

It's atrocious that he would have to stoop to this, but can't he sue? Both to change the law and to get his costs covered? I know so little about anything legal, but isn't there some realm of "gender discrimination" that would cover this exact situation?

That being said, the fact that men get breast cancer and can theoretically produce milk is one of my favorite anatomical "did-you-know" factoids. Nobody believes you when you tell them; sad that it has more damage than just blowing the mind of a conversational partner...

IronWolve · 2011-08-08T21:51:32+00:00

I love the "blame the rules" mentality. Everyone washes their hands, cant do nothing, those are the rules. Catch-22, cant get coverage because of a test we wouldnt give you, thats required to get coverage.

System is fucked.

bigexplosion · 2011-08-09T03:14:39+00:00

i dont understand how gender gotten written into these laws in the first place,

hmasing · 2011-08-08T14:31:42+00:00

Is there something in this article that wasn't present in the other three or four that have already been submitted here?

Breast Cancer Man Denied Coverage Because He's Not Female - 2,140 men get breast cancer each year, Medicaid program for women only

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That's actually exactly how it works. In fact, his post is against the very first Reddiquette point:

Title	Breast Cancer Man Denied Coverage Because He's Not Female - 2,140 men get breast cancer each year, Medicaid program for women only
Author	hmasing
Upvotes	177
Comments	10
Date	August 8, 2011 12:42 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/jccen/breast_cancer_man_denied_coverage_because_hes_not/
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