Federal judge rules Florida's Medicaid ban on gender-affirming treatment unconstitutional.

A federal judge has struck down Florida rules that prevented Medicaid from paying for certain treatments for gender dysphoria, calling the ban "political" and "biased." The judge said the rules violated the Medicaid Act, as well as the constitutional right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment and the prohibition of sex discrimination under the Affordable Care Act. The ruling comes as more Republican-led states have moved to restrict or ban gender-affirming care. The lawsuit was filed by two transgender adults and the families of two transgender minors against the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and its current secretary, Jason Weida.