A group of transgender-rights organizations is preparing to sue Florida to stop the state’s Medicaid regulator from banning coverage of gender-affirming treatments
Florida joins nine other states that have already banned Medicaid dollars from going to gender-affirming care, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit research think tank.
Chriss declined to provide additional details about the upcoming suit but offered harsh criticism of Florida’s Medicaid regulator, saying she questioned the agency’s use of the state law that governs rulemaking. She said the agency left no time to consider the thousands of comments that had been submitted about the rule. AHCA first proposed the measure in June, which was followed by a public hearing in July.
“The Agency will not comment beyond stating that these attacks are clearly coming from an unscientific and partisan motivated organization posturing for a lawsuit against the rule,” Juarez wrote. “If necessary, we are prepared to defend the integrity of our well established rule making process in court.”
Chriss said Florida is the only state that has moved to block transgender health care without any input from the Legislature. She pointed to failed attempts by Florida Republican lawmakers to pass gender-care restrictions through the legislative process. Those efforts include, which was filed during the last legislative session by conservative state Rep. Anthony Sabatini that sought to bring criminal penalties for health care professionals who provide gender-affirming care for children.
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