All posts tagged "Section 1557"
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Tennessee Sued Over Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Several parents of transgender children are suing the state of Tennessee over a recently passed law prohibiting children from accessing gender-affirming care and prosecuting doctors...
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Insurance Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Struck Down by Federal Court
A federal court in North Carolina has struck down a prohibition in the state-run employee health insurance plan that prohibits coverage for gender-affirming treatments that...
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1 in 8 LGBTQ People Live Where They Can Be Denied Medical Care
A new analysis by a nonprofit think tank claims that 1 in 8 LGBTQ Americans currently live in states where medical professionals can legally deny...
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Texas AG sues feds over pushback against state’s anti-trans actions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has sued the Biden administration over recent actions it has taken to push back against a Texas directive requiring...
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Insurance giant Aetna sued for allegedly denying coverage for fertility treatments to LGBTQ couples
A New York woman has sued Aetna over a policy requiring LGBTQ couples to pay out of pocket before gaining coverage for fertility treatments.
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North Carolina can be sued for excluding trans care from state insurance plan, court rules
A federal appeals court ruled North Carolina can be sued over prohibitions on coverage for gender-affirming care in its employee health plan.
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Transgender prisoner sues Virginia Department of Corrections over denial of surgery
An incarcerated transgender man has filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections for discriminating against him by denying him surgery and other treatment...
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Biden administration restores nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ patients in health care
The Biden administration will adopt precautions to ensure health care providers and hospitals are not denying care to LGBTQ patients.
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Virginia transgender man forced to identify as “female” on paperwork to donate blood
Man says staffer outed him to other clients and insisted he list his assigned sex at birth on paperwork
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration rule eliminating LGBTQ health care protections
Injunction prevents health care providers from claiming religious exemptions to justify denying treatment to vulnerable populations
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration rule removing transgender health care protections
Government had sought to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act defining gender identity discrimination as sex discrimination
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LGBTQ-affirming health groups sue Trump administration for removing trans protections from Affordable Care Act
Lawsuit alleges that rule is unlawful, and will lead to further discrimination against LGBTQ patients and marginalized population
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Whitman-Walker Health and others sue Trump administration for stripping LGBTQ health care protections from ACA
Lawsuit argues that rolling back protections will harm LGBTQ people, and overly burden the organizations that serve them
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Joe Biden, Ariana Grande, Anne Hathaway and other celebrities condemn Trump’s rollback of LGBTQ health care protections
HHS's revised rule on sex-based discrimination also flies in the face of the Supreme Court's views on sex discrimination
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Trump administration eliminates transgender protections from Affordable Care Act
Final rule rolling back LGBTQ protections drops on fourth anniversary of Pulse nightclub massacre
