New Medicare Benefit?

Apparently, Medicare is now considering paying for sex-change operations:

For the first time since 1981, when it dubbed sex-change operations "experimental," Medicare has opened the door to covering transexual operations, adding to the growing list of operations that would be allowed under Obamacare.

Acting on a new request, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it is starting a new analysis that could lift the spending ban for sex-change operations with a goal of making a decision two days after Christmas and on the eve of Obamacare kicking in Jan. 1.....

From comments at the first link above and the same reaction that I had:

Forest Miller • 3 hours ago

I would say this is unbelievable but it's just been one shocking thing after the other over the past four years and I'm becoming numb. My tax dollars are going to pay for this? My God.

Another commenter observed:

Chris Gilbert • 3 hours ago

Medicare/Obamacare doesn't cover most dental work, but they're thinking about covering sex-change operations?

About sex reassignment surgery:

...If surgical candidates are socially or emotionally unstable before the operation, over the age of 30, or have an unsuitable body build for the new gender, they tend not to fare well after gender reassignment surgery....