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Maryland Expands Access to Gender-Affirming Care

On January 1, 2024, Maryland’s Trans Health Equity Act (THEA) went into effect, requiring the state’s Medicaid program to cover all medically necessary gender-affirming services, including services that were not previously...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advancing Health Equity: State Medicaid Actions to Ensure Access to Gender-Affirming Care

The transgender, or trans, community experiences stark health disparities resulting from discrimination, violence, stigma and a lack of culturally competent providers. Compared with the general U.S. population, trans...more

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Biden Administration Revokes Diversity Training Restrictions and Takes Further Actions to Address Diverse Groups

President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s flurry of executive actions upon his inauguration into office signals diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as a significant area of focus for the administration. As of January 26, 2021,...more

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Gender is a Spectrum: Landmark UK Ruling Expands the Equality Act

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A UK employment tribunal has decisively expanded cleared years of ambiguity surrounding the definition of “gender-reassignment” in the Equality Act to include non-binary gender identities. The Equality Act of 2010 protects...more

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New Jersey to Pass Broadest Pay Equity Law in the US

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On March 26, 2018, the New Jersey legislature overwhelmingly passed amendments to the state discrimination law, including additional pay equity protections. ...more

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