New Trump Medicaid directive attacks trans people's access to gender-affirming care
A new federal letter gives Republican-led states another road map to cut off gender-affirming care for minors.
April 11, 2025
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Medicare, Medicaid agency demands info on gender-affirming care for trans youth
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services falsely claims such care is not evidence-based.
May 30, 2025
Trump’s three stooges of U.S. health care: a skeptic, a quack, and a huckster
Opinion: These three aren’t a joke. They’re a warning, and if they exert their power, the consequences of their actions could be fatal, writes John Casey.
May 14, 2025
Oops: Medicare Didn't Mean to Suggest It Might Cover Gender Reassignment Surgery
After saying it would seek comments on a potential policy change, the Department of Health and Human Services rescinded its call for public input on Medicare's long-standing ban on coverage for gender reassignment surgeries.
April 1, 2013
Medicare Wants Your Opinion on Covering Gender Reassignment Surgery
The agency was giving the public 30 days to offer their opinions on whether Medicare should cover surgery for transgender patients with coverage.
March 29, 2013
New Rules Welcomed for Married LGBT Seniors on Medicare
Legally married same-sex couples are now eligible for the same benefits and spousal placement offered to straight couples in nursing homes that accept Medicare.
August 29, 2013
Feds Seek Input on National PrEP Coverage
Government regulators are seeking public comment for its new national coverage analysis for PrEP.
January 28, 2023
HHS Expected to Lift Medicare Ban on Gender-Confirming Surgeries
Medicare's 33-year-old ban on transition-related surgery for transgender Americans may soon be coming to an end.
May 8, 2014
Trump Kills Proposed Rule That Would Have Protected LGBT Seniors
The administration withdraws a proposed rule on equal treatment of same-sex spouses in long-term care, saying it's not needed.
October 9, 2017
Why the Biden-Harris administration’s successful medication price negotiations matter
Americans have paid more for their medications than other countries for years, but that’s changing.
August 16, 2024
Here's how Ron DeSantis is still tormenting LGBTQ+ kids after failed presidential campaign
DeSantis is still going after queer youth.
May 2, 2024
Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?
Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.
January 12, 2025
HHS Orders Insurers to Cover All Married Same-Sex Couples
If insurance companies provide family benefits to married opposite-sex couples, they must offer the same benefits to legally married same-sex couples, the Department of Health and Human Services said today.
March 14, 2014
Doctors warn of ‘terrifying’ effects as Trump creates snitch line to report gender-affirming care patients
Under the administration’s latest guidance, reporting a trans patient’s care may no longer violate HIPAA — and that’s exactly the problem, providers say.
April 17, 2025
LGBTQ+ Groups Sue Over Trump's Health Care Discrimination Rule
The new rule revoking ACA antidiscrimination provisions interferes with the right of everyone to receive health care free of bias, the suit states.
June 22, 2020
Some Couples Still Being Denied Family Insurance Policies
Although health care discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is now illegal, some providers still do not offer coverage for same-sex couples.
February 11, 2014
Op-ed: Discrimination Is Not a Game
An abrupt ejection from a basketball game in Florida illustrates the extreme ignorance that has stuck around about HIV.
May 6, 2014