Gender-Affirming Care Exclusion Violates Law, 4th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (May 1, 2024, 2:12 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — State health plan exclusions on otherwise covered care as a treatment for gender dysphoria facially discriminate on the basis of sex, a majority of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in a split en banc decision, affirming summary judgment for the insureds but with some judges stating in dissent that the ruling “oversteps the bounds of the law.”...

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