HHS Says ACA Provisions Apply to Transgender People
In a recent letter to advocates for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, HHS' Office of Civil Rights clarified that provisions in the federal health reform law that prohibit sex-based discrimination in health insurance also apply to transgender individuals. The letter states that reform law provisions would make it discriminatory for insurers, employers and others to deny health insurance coverage or benefits based on "gender identity or failure to conform to stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity."
- "HHS Takes Steps Toward Protecting Transgender People Under Health Care Law" (Andrews, Kaiser Health News/Washington Post, 9/3).