This presentation showcases authoritative consumer health websites for LGBTQ audiences and discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the LGBTQ community.

1. Consumer Health Resources
for the LGBTQ Community
Emily Vardell
evardell@unc.edu
@evardell

4. Consider
Resources for
Dual Perspectives
•Caregiver
•Care-receiver

5. Find an LGBT-Friendly Provider
http://www.glma.org/

6. Healthcare Equality Index
http://www.hrc.org/campaigns/healthcare-equality-index

7. Unique Aspect of
LGBTQ Consumer Health Resources
•May overlap with other information areas
•Law
• National Center for Lesbian Rights
• National Center for Transgender Equality
• Transgender Law
•Support Systems
• PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

8. Affordable Care Act Implications
• Prohibits refusing coverage due to preexisting conditions
• HIV/AIDS
• Transgender individuals
• No more lifetime dollar limits
• Long-term, comprehensive treatment of chronic diseases
• Costs of gender confirmation surgeries (in plans that cover this)
• In addition:
• https://www.healthcare.gov/married-same-sex-couples-and-the-
marketplace/
• https://www.healthcare.gov/transgender-health-care/

9. Questions?
Emily Vardell
evardell@unc.edu