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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S06377Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.
Requires Medicaid and private insurance to cover medically necessary gender-affirming care and treatments for gender dysphoria or incongruence without discrimination, so greater access to such care.
all medically necessary gender-affirming care regardless of whether any federal funds are available for such coverage.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care independent of federal funds, prohibits discrimination by health care entities and insurers based on gender identity or expression, bans exclusions for gender dysphoria/incongruence treatments, and requires insurance coverage without typical cost-sharing. All provisions expand access to transgender-related healthcare; no provisions on other listed topics.
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