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Democratic governors and state lawmakers across the country are mobilizing against a surge of Republican restrictions on transgender health care by establishing their states as sanctuaries for gender-affirming care.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a Democratic-backed bill requiring Medicaid to cover medically necessary gender-affirming treatments.
Maryland has expanded Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming treatments that are typically covered by private insurance.
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If it reaches his desk, Gov. Wes Moore intends to sign a bill that would require Maryland Medicaid to cover gender-affirming procedures for transgender patients.