Donald Trump is looking to roll back a 2016 Health and Human Services rule put in place during the Obama administration that bars healthcare providers who receive federal funds from discriminating against transgender Americans.
From The New York Times:
The law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in “any health program or activity” that receives federal financial assistance.
The Obama administration said the rule covered “almost all practicing physicians in the United States” because they accept some form of federal remuneration or reimbursement. It applies, for example, to hospitals that accept Medicare and doctors who receive Medicaid payments, as well as to insurers that participate in health insurance marketplaces.
The rule kept insurers from limiting health services like psychotherapy, counseling or hormone treatment as trans patients transitioned from one gender to another.
Some insurers attempted to dodge coverage for these patients saying the treatments were "cosmetic."
Transgender Americans have been under fire since Donald Trump took office.
In addition to scaling back healthcare regulations, Trump has also proposed banning openly transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.
Plus, Trump's Education Department has repealed protections allowing transgender students access to school bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
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