August Dekker News Today

Theyre accusing doctors of lying to get that sweet, sweet Medicaid money.

Wyoming did not join a slate of 18 states and their attorneys general in filing a supporting brief in Florida’s court case where the state is protesting having to pay for transgender-related treatment with Medicaid money. 

(TALLAHASSEE, FL - June 21, 2023 ) Today, a U.S. District Court Judge struck down Floridas anti-transgender health care rule that denied the states transgender Medicaid beneficiaries coverage for evidence-based, widely accepted gender-affirming medical care. The ruling came in Dekker v. Weida, a federal lawsuit challenging the rule filed by Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida Health Justice Project, the National Health Law Program, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittma...

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the state of Florida cannot ban the use of Medicaid payments for transgender healthcare. The ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, marks a major victory for Florida&r...

Calling the state’s policy “invidious discrimination” against transgender people, a federal judge ruled that Florida’s prohibition against Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy is unconstitutional.

A federal judge has struck down a ban prohibiting Medicaid from covering the cost of gender-affirming care for transgender patients.

A Florida rule excluding gender-affirming health care from Medicaid coverage is unlawful and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, adding that the policy, which was enacted last year under the administration of Republican Gov. and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, is based on politics rather than medicine. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which controls…

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A federal judge has struck down a controversial Florida rule and statute that prohibited Medicaid coverage for gender-dysphoria treatment, siding with LGBTQ advocates and doctors.