All posts tagged "health insurance"
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Judge Finds Florida’s Trans Care Insurance Exclusion Unlawful
The court finds state employee insurance plan's exclusion violates trans workers' civil rights by denying them benefits granted to their colleagues.
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South Carolina Bans Gender-Affirming Care
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and some adults.
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Trans Woman Sues Company Over Insurance Exclusion
A transgender woman in New Hampshire has sued her employer over an exclusion in its employee health insurance plan that prohibits coverage for any transition-related...
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North Carolina’s largest private insurer will cover facial surgery and voice therapy for transgender policyholders
North Carolina's largest private insurer will cover facial surgery and voice therapy as medically necessary for transgender patients.
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California commissioner: Trans youths cannot be denied insurance for surgery
California’s Department of Insurance has issued an opinion clarifying that, under existing law, health insurance companies operating in the state may not deny coverage for...
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Alaska state employee heads to court to challenge trans surgery exclusion in health care plan
Lawyers for an Alaska transgender state employee will appear in court on Wednesday to argue that a provision in the state’s employee health insurance plan...
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North Carolina state employees sue state over health insurance exclusion on transgender care
Several North Carolina state employees are suing the state over an exclusion in their employer-provided health insurance plan that does not cover any form transition-related...
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Transgender man gets hit with $30,000 bill after his insurance refuses to cover his surgery
While he was on the operating table mid-surgery, Dashir Moore's health insurance refused to cover his surgical expenses
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Transgender man, former “Queer Eye” guest, sues University of Georgia over health care discrimination
Skyler Jay argues that exclusions for transition-related care should be removed from employer health plans
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New York’s Oswego County settles with transgender employee who was denied health care coverage
An upstate New York county has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a retired transgender county employee who was denied insurance coverage for transition-related...
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Starbucks will cover transition-related procedures for transgender employees
The coffee giant has expanded its coverage to help trans employees "be who they are"
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Lambda Legal sues Alaska for denying health care coverage to transgender state employee
A transgender state employee in Alaska is suing the state for denying her health care benefits, thereby forcing her to pay out-of-pocket expenses for medically...
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Virginia Republicans vote to allow anti-transgender healthcare discrimination to continue
Bill to prohibit discrimination against transgender patients fails on party-line vote
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Bill to ban anti-transgender discrimination in health insurance introduced in Virginia
Del. Debra Rodman's HB 1466 would require coverage of "medically necessary" treatments
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Transgender retiree sues New York county for denying insurance coverage
A retired transgender employee of a county in upstate New York is suing the county for denying him health insurance coverage for his transition-related care....
