078: Caring About Healthcare with Kenzi Connor and Laurie Voss

Published: May 2, 2018, 5 a.m.

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02:01 \\u2013 Superpowers: Kenzi = Consensus Building; Laurie: Confuging Apache Quickly

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Conversation Context

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03:35 \\u2013 Trans-Inclusive Policy at npm and Cloud City

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Kaiser

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TriNet

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12:41 \\u2013 Determining Whether Insurance is Trans-Friendly

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\\u201cTransgender insurance benefits employer guide\\u201d Google Search

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The Transgender Law Center

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15:16 \\u2013 Biases Exist in Healthcare

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Broken Arm Syndrome

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20:54 \\u2013 The Problem with Primary Care Physicians and Care

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26:44 \\u2013 Feedback from Doctors

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32:00 \\u2013 Why This Topic is Becoming More Commonplace and Important in Society

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37:39 \\u2013 Trans-Inclusive Healthcare as a Business Advantage for Companies

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42:22 \\u2013 How To Be an Ally in the Fight for Trans-Inclusive Healthcare

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46:37 \\u2013 What can primary care doctors do to signal they care about these issues?

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Reflections:

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Laurie: Do the legwork for your trans employees.

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John: Once you cover the edge cases, it makes the happy path even happier.

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Coraline: The additional challenges of non binary people.

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Kenzi: We have a responsibility as tech workers when we are building the system to be better about it.

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Carina C. Zona: Schemas for the Real World

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Jessica: You can\\u2019t come out as something you don\\u2019t know exists.

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Special Guests: Kenzi Connor and Laurie Voss.

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