INDIANAPOLIS — Conversations about menopause are often taboo, but changing attitudes are encouraging more open dialogue and drawing attention from state lawmakers.
Lawmakers in Illinois, Louisiana, Oregon and Washington are approving funding to promote hormone replacement therapy as a treatment for hot flashes, night sweats and mood changes. Indiana law does not require insurance providers to pay for menopause treatments, meaning many women still pay out of pocket.
Dr. Taylor Hahn, a board-certified OB-GYN and menopause practitioner who founded Via Women’s Health Collective, said state legislators do not fully understand the impact of those policy decisions…