As of January 2015, MoD, Oregon Medicaid covers gender reassessment, hormone therapy, and surgeries. They can't drop you without a valid reason, especially if you are unemployed.
Miss, you have always had my respect, mostly because you show immense bravery in facing these issues head-on. Brava, as usual.
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote:Man must evolve, for all human conflict, a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.