All posts tagged "medically necessary treatment"
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Transgender woman sues Florida county sheriff’s office, alleging mistreatment while in jail
Karla Bello claims prison officials misgendered her and denied her access to hormones, violating her Eighth Amendment rights
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Railroad employee health care plans agree to drop exclusions on transgender surgery
Transgender employees and dependents will now be able to reduce the out-of-pocket costs associated with surgery
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Idaho governor asks SCOTUS to block transgender inmate’s surgery
Adree Edmo argues that Idaho's refusal to provide her with surgery violates her constitutional rights
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Federal court orders Illinois prisons to overhaul how they deal with transgender inmates
A federal judge has ruled that the state of Illinois must overhaul all of its procedures and protocols dealing with how it processes, books, and...
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Illinois Republican wants to make it illegal for doctors to help transgender youth transition
Doctors could be disciplined for prescribing puberty blockers, hormones, or gender confirmation surgery
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California transgender man sues Catholic hospital over denial of surgery
Oliver Knight argues that the hospital is still bound by state's civil rights law prohibiting anti-trans discrimination
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Transgender man, former “Queer Eye” guest, sues University of Georgia over health care discrimination
Skyler Jay argues that exclusions for transition-related care should be removed from employer health plans
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Indiana prison faces wrongful death suit after gay inmate commits suicide
Lawsuit claims jail staff ignored warnings and denied Markus Middleton medically necessary mental health treatment
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California becomes first state to guarantee transition-related care for trans youth in foster care
Bill sets up "best practices" for ensuring access to care and providing Medicaid coverage for treatments
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California lawmakers pass bill allowing transgender foster youth to access transition-related care
California lawmakers have passed a historic bill ensuring that transgender youth in foster care will be able to access medical care, including hormones and mental...
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Transgender BYU student faces possible expulsion for pursuing top surgery
After receiving a warning from their bishop, Kris Irvin must either forego the surgery or transfer to a non-private institution
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Federal court rules Florida transgender inmate can receive hormone therapy
Judge finds Department of Corrections' "freeze-frame" policy violated Reiyn Keohane's Eighth Amendment rights
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Bill to ban anti-transgender discrimination in health insurance introduced in Virginia
Del. Debra Rodman's HB 1466 would require coverage of "medically necessary" treatments
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Transgender inmate in Indiana suing over denial of medical care
A transgender inmate in Indiana is suing the state Department of Correction over its refusal to allow her to receive hormone therapy to treat her...
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Transgender inmate challenging Florida’s law found dead in cell
Florida's Department of Corrections does not allow transgender inmates to change their names or gender designation
