Federal employees seek restoration of gender-affirming care coverage - Federal News Network
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Federal employees are seeking court restoration of gender-affirming care coverage in government health insurance programs after the Trump administration eliminated the benefit. The lawsuit argues the coverage ban discriminates against transgender employees and retirees who need medically necessary treatment for gender dysphoria.
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A group of five federal employees is urging a federal court to overturn the Trump administration’s elimination of gender-affirming care coverage in the government’s health insurance systems. Employees suing the Office of Personnel Management over the coverage ban filed a preliminary injunction request on Thursday, seeking to restore the benefit in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) progr…
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