oriion.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ reporter at @19thnews.org, previously breaking news at Axios. Southern trans man. 📲 Text me on Signal @orionr.80 or email [email protected]
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As my colleague @amandabecker.bsky.social notes, this bill is expected to undergo significant changes in the Senate. As written, its consequences for trans Americans would be devastating.
--> LGBT adults are twice as likely as non-LGBT adults to use Medicaid as their primary health insurance
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The Trump admin has been trying to prohibit ACA coverage of gender-affirming care for awhile. I broke down this complicated topic here.
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
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The Trump admin has been trying to prohibit ACA coverage of gender-affirming care for awhile. Check out my story here for more info
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
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And as always, read @oriion.bsky.social on the lives that would be upended by this policy - as he examined when Florida weighed this kind of ban in 2022
19thnews.org/2022/06/flor...
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Hi! I'm a trans reporter covering LGBTQ+ issues and I'd love to talk with your friend & use their expertise for a story that I'm working on
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yes!
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Mace's bill did not pass www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
But like my story mentions, House Speaker Mike Johnson has put a trans bathroom ban in place on the Hill. The amount to which it's enforced depends on if Mace or one of her colleagues spots a trans person using a bathroom