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  1. January 31, 2024

    Judge Won't Force Florida Trans Coverage Pending Appeal

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to enforce a June ruling that invalidated a state ban on Medicaid payments for puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the treatment of gender dysphoria, noting a pending appeal before the Eleventh Circuit. 

  2. June 22, 2023

    'Gender Identity Is Real': Judge Tosses Fla. Ban On Trans Care

    Florida can't categorically ban Medicaid payments for certain gender-affirming care, a Sunshine State federal judge ruled Wednesday, scathingly suggesting that proponents of the ban should "put up or shut up" in acknowledging whether they believe transgender identity exists and that "dog whistles ought not be tolerated."

  3. May 01, 2023

    Patients Say Fla. Ban On Trans Care Ignores Medical Expertise

    A group of transgender Medicaid participants and beneficiaries told a Florida federal court that the state health plan ignored widely accepted medical practices when adopting a rule that denies coverage of certain gender-affirming care, arguing the exclusion was based on a desire to discriminate against transgender people.

  4. April 05, 2023

    Fla. Official Can Be Deposed In Trans Care Coverage Suit

    A Florida federal judge said transgender Medicaid participants and beneficiaries can depose the state health plan's top official in their lawsuit alleging a new state rule denying coverage for gender-affirming care is unconstitutional, saying the official has significant information that should be brought to light.

  5. January 02, 2023

    7 Transgender Health Care Bias Cases To Watch In 2023

    A possible circuit split is among the key things to watch in 2023 as more district courts take contrary positions on whether the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County extends to the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination protections to transgender health care coverage. Here, Law360 looks at seven cases dealing with nondiscrimination provisions under the ACA and transgender health care coverage that benefits attorneys should keep their eyes on.