This bill would limit coverage of gender-affirming care as an essential benefit under Affordable Care Act plans and prohibit Medicaid & CHIP from covering the treatment.
Earlier drafts limited this prohibition to care for minors; the approved bill extends it to care for all ages.
Earlier drafts limited this prohibition to care for minors; the approved bill extends it to care for all ages.
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If this goes through, insurers could drop coverage for trans people entirely or trans patients could see higher out-of-pocket costs; along with marketplace cuts
--> LGBT adults are twice as likely as non-LGBT adults to use Medicaid as their primary health insurance