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Battle over Medicaid coverage for transgender Iowans hits roadblock

from Iowa City Press-Citizen

Battle over Medicaid coverage for transgender Iowans hits roadblock Iowa City Press-Citizen The yearslong battle over transgender Iowans' right to use Medicaid funds for transition-related care hit a roadblock recently when the Iowa Court of Appeals tossed a lawsuit challenging a 2019 law that allows the state to deny that coverage. The lawsuit, brought by the ACLU of Iowa on behalf of transgender Iowans Mika Covington and Aiden Vasquez, sought to overturn a law passed in the waning days of the 2019 session that allows government entities to opt out of using public insurance dollars, including Medicaid, to pay for transition-related surgeries. READ MORE

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