lead story - Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Medicaid Transgender Coverage

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US News & World Report

Anchorage, AK

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Donald Trump - Live C-SPAN 2 coverage of Marie Yovanovich

C-SPAN 2

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lead story - MaineCare to Provide Coverage for Transgender Medical Care

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US News & World Report

Portland, ME

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civil rights - Lara, 17 other state insurance commissioners oppose HHS rescinding trans ACA coverage

Karen Ocamb
Los Angeles Blade

Sacramento, CA

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ezs note:  If you (like me) are interested in what's happening in Connecticut, yes, our Commissioner is a signatory to this letter.  To find if other states have have signed in, please press in HERE.

lead story - Fertility Practices, Coverage Lacking for Transgender People

Shira Stein
Bloomberg Law

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Alaska - Lawsuit challenges Alaska Medicaid policy denying transgender-related health care coverage

Renee Gross
KTOO

Homer, AK

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University of Arkansas Drops Healthcare Coverage for Transgender Surgeries

Kyle Foley
Heatstreet

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Wal-Mart adds insurance coverage for transgender employees

Press
The Times-Picayune

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NBC Philadelphia Demonstrates Journalistic Excellence With Coverage Of Most Recent Transgender Homicide

Erin Fitzgerald
Media Matters for America

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Rhode Island Medicaid Now Offering Coverage For Transgender Medical Needs

John Bender
NPR

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Health Insurers Ordered to Heed Law on Free Contraception Coverage

Robert Pear
The New York Times

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The Colbert Report Takes on Trans Medicare Coverage

 PARKER MARIE MOLLOY
http://www.advocate.com


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HHS board rules transgender Medicare recipients can seek coverage for sex-change surgery

http://www.foxnews.com


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ezs note:  'BOUT FREAKIN' TIME!!!

Rochester to cover transgender services

http://www.washingtonblade.com


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Gay couples entitled to equal family health coverage, federal government says

Michelle Andrews
http://www.scpr.org


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UI trustees approve transgender surgery coverage

Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com


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State Department Issues Reminder for Transgender Insurance Coverage
JANE LINDHOLM
http://digital.vpr.net/


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Duke to offer health insurance coverage for transgender students - Matt Comer - http://goqnotes.com/

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Coverage denied: trans Utahn fights SelectHealth (www.cityweekly.net)

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