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Health insurance plans run by U.S. states must cover gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday. The 8-6 opinion from the Richmond,... -April 29, 2024 at 03:02 pm EDT - MarketScreener

Trans people in several states just won a right to coverage for gender-affirming care in the divided ruling.

The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and state employees in North Carolina.

New rules prohibit discrimination by doctors, Medicaid and health insurance plans — but make religious exemptions easier to obtain.

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A new ruling said that excluding such surgeries from the plans amounts to sex- and gender-based discrimination.

Court ruling on transgender health care says Medicaid, state health plans in West Virginia and North Carolina must cover gender transition surgeries

Republican legislators moved Monday to enact a ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors and bar state employees from advocating social transitioning for transgender youth, brushing aside criticism that they were hurting the state's image.

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Health insurance plans run by U.S. states must cover gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday. The 8-6 opinion from the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of...