Lawsuit Challenges Federal Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Coverage for Federal Employees

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.