Ban on Medicaid Coverage for Transgender Care Overturned
A federal judge has struck down Florida’s restrictions on Medicaid payments for transgender medical treatments, dealing a blow to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. “Gender identity is real,” U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle wrote in a 54-page ruling, released Wednesday, that noted that Florida also recognized it despite “bigotry directed at transgender individuals” by state lawmakers. A Florida health code rule and … Continued