Judge: State Health Plan Subject To ACA; Transgender Exclusion Discriminatory

Mealey's (December 8, 2022, 8:51 AM EST) -- GREENSBORO, N.C. — A health plan’s exclusion on transgender care violates the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) by discriminating on the basis of sex, and a state health plan falls within the law’s definition of a health program or activity, a federal judge in North Carolina said in granting summary judgment....