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Update on Medicaid Coverage of Gender-Affirming Health Services

(7 days ago) WEBOverall coverage of gender-affirming care: As detailed below, many state Medicaid programs cover aspects of gender-affirming health services. However, only two of the 41 states responding to this

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/update-on-medicaid-coverage-of-gender-affirming-health-services/

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Transgender health care coverage HealthCare.gov

(1 days ago) WEBPlans with transgender exclusions. Many health plans are still using exclusions such as “services related to sex change” or “sex reassignment surgery” to deny coverage to transgender people for certain health care services. Coverage varies by state. Before you enroll in a plan, you should always look at the complete terms of coverage

https://www.healthcare.gov/transgender-health-care/

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Medicaid Coverage of Transgender-Related Health Care

(6 days ago) WEBHawai`i has a law banning gender identity discrimination in health insurance and banning exclusions of gender-affirming care, but the state also has a pre-existing regulation that explicitly excludes transgender-related health care from being covered or paid for by the state Medicaid program. 12 % of LGBTQ population lives in states that

https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/medicaid

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Which U.S. States' Medicaid Programs Provide Coverage for …

(1 days ago) WEBBackground: To date, a comprehensive state-by-state assessment of transgender transition-related health care coverage for gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) and genital gender-affirming surgery (GAS) has not been reported. Aims: The aims of this study were 1) to verify which U.S. states' Medicaid systems do/do not cover GAHT and …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33422448/

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MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE

(1 days ago) WEBdeveloping a regulation that will explicitly state that Medicaid covers gender-affirming care.11 The Department expects the rule to go into effect following a public comment period. Maine. In 2019, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services issued a regulation expressly stating that Medicaid covers gender-affirming care.12 Maryland.

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Medicaid-Gender-Care-Oct-2019.pdf

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1 GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IN MEDICAID - National Health …

(2 days ago) WEBGENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IN MEDICAID Medicaid is a vital program providing health coverage for millions of people with low incomes, includ-ing LGBTQ individuals.1 Medicaid covers a broad range of health services, including medically neces- sary gender-affirming treatments for transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals.

https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GenderAffirmingCare.pdf

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HHS Notice and Guidance on Gender Affirming Care, Civil …

(3 days ago) WEBTo obtain this information in an alternate format, contact the HHS Office for Civil Rights at (800) 368-1019, TDD toll-free: (800) 537-7697, or by emailing [email protected]. Language assistance services for OCR matters are available and provided free of charge. 4 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subparts A, C, D, and E.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-ocr-notice-and-guidance-gender-affirming-care.pdf

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The Confusing Landscape of Gender-Affirming Care for …

(6 days ago) WEBMedically necessary gender-affirming care may include hormone therapy, puberty blockers, surgical procedures, and other forms of treatment. Like any other type of medical care, insurance coverage is a …

https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/opinions/the-confusing-landscape-of-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-medicaid-patients/

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GA trans people can get gender-affirming surgery covered by …

(Just Now) WEB0:00. 3:10. ATLANTA – Georgia’s Medicaid program will now cover gender-affirming surgery as a result of a new settlement in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Gender

https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/state/2022/07/19/georgia-medicaid-cover-trans-people-gender-affirming-surgery/10101853002/

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Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care - Williams Institute

(9 days ago) WEBFor 27 percent (74,000) of transgender Medicaid beneficiaries, coverage is uncertain because they live in states where the laws are silent or unclear on coverage for gender-affirming care. Fourteen percent (38,000) of transgender Medicaid beneficiaries live in states with express bans that deny access to covered gender-affirming care.

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/medicaid-trans-health-care/

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Georgia Medicaid will cover gender-affirming care under court …

(2 days ago) WEBJuly 18, 2022. The state of Georgia has agreed in a court settlement to fund gender-reaffirming medical care through the state’s Medicaid program. Medicaid, the health insurance program for poor

https://www.ajc.com/news/coronavirus/court-settlement-georgia-medicaid-must-fund-gender-reaffirming-care/Y5NVKLMJSVGDFMWDQUX43AR6VA/

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Gender-Affirming Care and Young People - HHS.gov

(1 days ago) WEBGender-affirming care is a supportive form of healthcare. It consists of an array of services that may include medical, surgical, mental health, and non-medical services for transgender and nonbinary people. For transgender and nonbinary children and adolescents, early gender-affirming care is crucial to overall health and well-being as it

https://www.opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf

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Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Transgender Mental Health: …

(9 days ago) WEBUsing variation in the coverage of gender-affirming care under Medicaid, we pro- vide the first evidence of increasing access to gender-affirming care on the mental health of transgender people. We use data from the 2014-2020 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Systems paired with a triple-difference design that leverages state-level

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4164673

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Georgia to include gender-affirming health care in state Medicaid

(6 days ago) WEBFlorida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) is currently considering whether to block the state’s Medicaid program from covering gender-affirming medical care, including puberty

https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/3565765-georgia-to-include-gender-affirming-health-care-in-state-medicaid-program/

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Youth Access to Gender Affirming Care: The Federal and State …

(5 days ago) WEBFour states (Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, and Arizona) recently enacted laws or policies restricting youth access to gender affirming care and, in some cases, imposing penalties on adults

https://www.kff.org/other/issue-brief/youth-access-to-gender-affirming-care-the-federal-and-state-policy-landscape/

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What Is Gender-Affirming Care, and Which States Have Restricted …

(3 days ago) WEBRepublican Gov. Jim Pillen signed into law on May 22, 2023, a bill that limits gender-affirming medical care for minors, which covers people under the age of 19 in Nebraska. The law, which also

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2023-03-30/what-is-gender-affirming-care-and-which-states-have-restricted-it-in-2023

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Pages - gender-affirming-care - Maryland Department of Health

(5 days ago) WEBStarting January 1, 2024, Maryland Medicaid is expanding gender-affirming health care services. Maryland Medicaid covers medically needed care that upholds the safety, dignity and respect of transgender and gender expansive people. Gender affirming care is for those who need medical care to make their body match their lived gender.

https://health.maryland.gov/mmcp/Pages/gender-affirming-care.aspx

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Transgender New Yorkers: What You Need to Know to Get Care

(2 days ago) WEBIf you have Medicaid, Child Health Plus, or the Essential Plan, New York protections apply, but there are different rules. Check with the NYS Department of Health (DOH) at (800) 541-2831 for Medicaid, (800) 206-8125 for Medicaid Managed Care and Child Health Plus, and (855) 355-5777 for Essential Plan coverage.

https://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumers/health_insurance/transgender_healthcare

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Lawmakers Push Health Department to Expand Medicaid …

(8 days ago) WEBWhile Maryland health care plans are required to cover gender-affirmation surgery, there are other services, like those that reconstruct the face, remove hair or alter the voice — and the second stage of a female-to-male genital reconstruction procedure — that are not covered.

https://marylandmatters.org/2022/04/30/lawmakers-push-health-department-to-expand-medicaid-coverage-for-transgender-health-care/

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Half of All U.S. States Limit or Prohibit Youth Access to Gender

(7 days ago) WEBAccess to Care. As of May 21, 2024, half of all U.S. states have enacted a law that prohibits or limits youth access to gender affirming care. This Data Note examines the uptick in this lawmaking

https://www.kff.org/other/issue-brief/half-of-all-u-s-states-limit-or-prohibit-youth-access-to-gender-affirming-care/

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Transgender Clinic - Emory Healthcare

(7 days ago) WEBThrough our multidisciplinary approach, we partner with physicians throughout the Emory Healthcare Network and beyond. We are your single point of contact to the rest of the health care system. Our clinic is in: Emory University Hospital Midtown 550 Peachtree St., NE 19th Floor, Suite 1950 Atlanta, GA 30308.

https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/centers-programs/transgender-clinic

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Gender-Affirming Care Coverage Guide DORA Division of Insurance

(4 days ago) WEBYou can use the Quick Cost and Plan Finder tool offered by Connect for Health Colorado. If you have any questions please contact the Division of Insurance Consumer Services Team at 303-894-7490 / [email protected] . You can also file a complaint online on the "File a Complaint" page of our website.

https://doi.colorado.gov/for-consumers/consumer-resources/special-insurance-topics/lgbtq-health-care-rights/gender-affirming

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Gender Affirming Care - Planned Parenthood

(7 days ago) WEBGet Care. Planned Parenthood is proud to provide a safe and welcoming place to get gender-affirming care. We offer services to transgender women, transgender men, and nonbinary people. Services include: Estrogen and anti-androgen hormone therapy. Testosterone hormone therapy. Puberty blockers. Surgery referrals. Transition support …

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-care/our-services/gender-affirming-care

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There are now 25 states with bans on trans health care for minors

(7 days ago) WEBAILSA CHANG, HOST: Half of all U.S. states now ban gender-affirming care for minors. That became official yesterday when Governor Henry McMaster, a Republican, signed South Carolina's law.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/22/1252987492/there-are-now-25-states-with-bans-on-trans-health-care-for-minors

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Bans on gender-affirming care have 'chilling effect' - Route Fifty

(5 days ago) WEBPolicymakers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have introduced bills to prohibit health care providers from providing gender-affirming care for adults up to age 26. Earlier this week, South Carolina was the latest state to pass legislation banning gender transitioning care for minors and adults after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill that …

https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2024/05/state-policies-banning-gender-affirming-care-have-chilling-effect-across-country/396861/

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TN and MS AGs Lead Multi-State Suit to Protect Healthcare …

(2 days ago) WEBAnd it would require every health care worker to use gender-affirming pronouns and punish providers for the use of biologically accurate pronouns. In 2016, the Obama Administration promulgated a near-identical policy preferencing gender ideology over medical reality, even where medical providers believed gender-transition …

https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/news/2024/5/30/pr24-46.html

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South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming …

(5 days ago) WEBUpdated 3:08 PM PDT, May 21, 2024. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. When the ink dried, South Carolina became the 25th state to restrict or ban such care for minors. The governor announced the signing on social media and said he would

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-care-minors-gender-affirming-south-carolina-49edeee22eab31574316a13ab874b623

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South Carolina Bans Gender Transition Care for Minors

(8 days ago) WEBBefore Tuesday, South Carolina was one of just two states in the South without a ban on gender-transition care for minors; Virginia is now the only one. Lawsuits have been filed in many states

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/us/south-carolina-transgender-care-ban.html

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South Carolina Bans Gender-Affirming Care - Metro Weekly

(8 days ago) WEBThe law took effect immediately and officially made South Carolina the 25th state to place restrictions on gender-affirming care. Under South Carolina’s law, health professionals can be

https://www.metroweekly.com/2024/05/south-carolina-bans-gender-affirming-care/

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South Carolina governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for

(7 days ago) WEBJeffrey Collins / AP file. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. When the ink dried, South

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/south-carolina-governor-signs-ban-gender-affirming-care-transgender-mi-rcna153382

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Texas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender …

(5 days ago) WEBBut she outraged Democratic colleagues when she gave a 12-minute speech on the Texas House floor last year defending a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Three other Democrats also voted for the measure, but none were as vocal as Thierry, who lost by double-digits Tuesday night to challenger Lauren Ashley Simmons, …

https://apnews.com/article/texas-democrat-transgender-care-houston-thierry-simmons-c23401b9dc97cde1a8d80f29cfce639f

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Tennessee Governor OKs Penalizing Adults Who Help Minors …

(6 days ago) WEBNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-05-29/tennessee-governor-oks-penalizing-adults-who-help-minors-receive-abortions-gender-affirming-care

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South Carolina governor signs ban on gender-affirming medical …

(8 days ago) WEBCNN —. South Carolina’s Republican governor on Tuesday signed a law banning gender-affirming medical care for minors in the state. Gov. Henry McMaster announced the signing of H 4624 in a

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/south-carolina-gender-affirming-care-ban-minors/index.html

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Texas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender …

(4 days ago) WEBA Texas Democratic lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff that galvanized LGBTQ+ groups nationwide who then

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/29/texas-democrat-transgender-care-houston-thierry-simmons/7cea58da-1e06-11ef-becb-2cf8dbfd9eb9_story.html

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Tennessee and Mississippi Attorneys General Sue Over Health Care

(3 days ago) WEBFurther contention arises with the stipulation that would require access to sex-segregated facilities based on a patient's gender identity, and punish providers for not using gender-affirming

https://hoodline.com/2024/05/tennessee-and-mississippi-attorneys-general-sue-over-health-care-directive-cite-overreach-by-biden-administration/

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Judge blocks Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for trans kids

(5 days ago) WEB0:03. 1:38. A federal judge temporarily blocked part of Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming health care for trans youth, just hours before the full ban was set to go into effect. U.S. District

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/28/kentucky-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-kids-blocked-by-judge/70294785007/

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