Lawsuit Challenges Federal Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Coverage for Federal Employees
TL;DR
A class-action lawsuit filed by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Correia & Puth argues that the Trump administration’s ban on insurance coverage for gender-affirming care in federal employee plans violates Title VII by discriminating based on sex, affecting about 8.3 million people and 39,400 enrollees; the policy removed coverage (except for mental health counseling) and a vague mid-treatment carve-out that ends in 2027, forcing some workers to pay out-of-pocket or forgo care, while medical groups deem the care medically necessary.
Topics:nationpolitics#class-action#federal-employees#gender-affirming-care#lgbtq-rights#politics#title-vii
- Trump administration sued for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare theguardian.com
- ‘We’ll See You in Court’: Human Rights Campaign Foundation Files… HRC | Human Rights Campaign
- Transgender federal workers sue Trump administration over insurance ban on their health care Advocate.com
- Trump administration sued for banning gender transition treatments in federal health plans The Hill
- Federal workers sue over rule barring gender-affirming care coverage MS NOW
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