A tax court has ruled that expenses incurred in securing sex reassignment surgery are tax deductible, as the procedure is not one of aesthetic preference, but rather medical necessity. This ...
In 2021, Republican state senators introduced a bill to ban sex-reassignment surgeries for minors. Shortly thereafter, Republican Sen. Phil Berger, then the Senate leader, announced that he wouldn’t ...
The Obama administration last week ended a ban on Medicare coverage for sex-reassignment surgery. The decision by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeals board could have an impact ...
HHS’ Medicare Appeals Council has ruled a Texas transgender woman’s privately run Medicare plan must cover her sex reassignment surgery, according to a Reuters report. Here are four things to know ...