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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S09275Requires 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.
Mandates Medicaid and child health plan coverage for gender-affirming care regardless of federal funds, prohibits health care entities and insurers from discriminating on the basis of gender identity or expression, and requires insurance policies to cover medically necessary services for gender dysp
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 adds requirements for state Medicaid and child health plans to cover gender-affirming care irrespective of federal funding availability, expands the definition of unlawful discrimination by health care entities and insurers to include gender identity or expression, and mandates that insurance policies cover medically necessary treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence without annual deductibles or coinsurance (except for high-deductible plans). These provisions increase legal recognition of and access to gender-affirming health care services for transgender people.
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Hearings and calendar
2026-03-17 00:00 · Hearing · Senate Health Committee Hearing Room 124 CAP