All posts tagged "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services"
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Half of all transgender people have experienced mistreatment at the hands of a medical provider
Many transgender people face mistreatment or a lack of competency when seeking out LGBTQ-affirming medical care, a new study finds.
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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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Dr. Rachel Levine speaks out against bills targeting transgender athletes, health care
Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said recent bills targeting the trans community are motivated by fear and misunderstanding.
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Senate confirms Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Senate made history when it confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, as Assistant Secretary of Health at HHS.
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Congressman Ritchie Torres urges government to collect LGBTQ data on COVID-19’s impact
Congressman calls failure of health officials to collect data a form of "systemic homophobia."
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66 Congress members call on HHS to reverse rule allowing service providers to turn away LGBTQ people
Sixty-six members of Congress have called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reverse a Trump administration rule that allows federally-funded social...
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Biden picks trans woman Dr. Rachel Levine to be assistant health secretary
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health is the first transgender person nominated to a Senate-confirmable position
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Trump takes parting shot with anti-LGBTQ rule allowing social service agencies to discriminate
Rule builds upon past actions seeking to grant social service agencies license to discriminate
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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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Trump administration sued for erasing foster care data on LGBTQ and American Indian youth
Advocates say eliminating data on marginalized groups makes it harder to ensure positive outcomes for youth in foster care
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Congress finds Trump administration gave taxpayer dollars to anti-LGBTQ foster care agencies
HHS waiver is part of a "pattern of discrimination" on the part of the Trump administration aimed at limiting the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ...
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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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Trump administration eliminates transgender protections from Affordable Care Act
Final rule rolling back LGBTQ protections drops on fourth anniversary of Pulse nightclub massacre
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Congressional leaders call on federal government to collect LGBTQ data on COVID-19
Senators say more data on COVID-19's impact on LGBTQ people is needed to ensure an appropriate response
