( CNN ) -- Until Friday , a national law barred Medicare from covering sex - change surgery . A board under the Department of Health and Human services overturned that policy . Now , 15 regional boards must determine whether the surgery is covered .
Until Friday , a national law barred Medicare from covering sex - change surgery . A board under the Department of Health and Human services overturned that policy . Now , 15 regional boards must determine whether the surgery is covered .