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Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Eleventh Circuit Finds Gender-Affirming Surgery Exclusion in Governmental Employer’s Health Plan Violated Title VII

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held that a governmental employer’s health plan violated Title VII by applying an exclusion for services and supplies associated with gender reassignment surgery. The Court relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Gender-Affirming Care Remains a Hot Topic in 2024

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Our April 9 blog post highlighted several issues to watch during 2024, one of which was gender-affirming care considerations. Just over a month later, there have now been three key developments with respect to that issue:...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Health Plan Sponsors in the Crosshairs?

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America’s cultural wars may be opening up a new front, and group health plans may be caught in the fray. Since the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs ended almost fifty years of constitutional protection for abortion rights...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What risks do employers face by excluding coverage for gender affirming care in their health plans?

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In recent years, courts have ruled upon a growing number of cases arising from delivery of and payment for gender affirming care. At the same time, state legislatures have passed a variety of laws aimed at such services. ...more

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Employers Pressed Over Health Plan Coverage of Transgender Treatments for Minors

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​​​​​​​Employers are facing increasing - and conflicting - pressures over health plan coverage of puberty-blocking medications used to treat some minors for gender dysphoria. Several states have restricted the use of...more

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