January 02, 2023
A possible circuit split is among the key things to watch in 2023 as more district courts take contrary positions on whether the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County extends to the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination protections to transgender health care coverage. Here, Law360 looks at seven cases dealing with nondiscrimination provisions under the ACA and transgender health care coverage that benefits attorneys should keep their eyes on.
August 02, 2022
A class of over 600 transgender Medicaid participants in West Virginia won their suit alleging that the state program violated the Affordable Care Act's anti-discrimination provisions, with a federal judge ruling Tuesday that the state's law to deny gender-affirming care to transgender people is unconstitutional.
June 01, 2022
Two transgender participants in the West Virginia Medicaid program who say the state violated the Affordable Care Act's anti-discrimination provisions urged a federal judge to sign off on a class that could cover over 600 people.
June 28, 2021
A health insurance plan for West Virginia state employees can't escape litigation accusing it of violating the Affordable Care Act by refusing to pay for workers' gender dysphoria treatment, with a federal judge ruling Monday that the lawsuit's allegations are strong enough to survive a motion to dismiss.
May 20, 2021
A West Virginia federal judge ruled several Mountain State officials and a medical agency must face a proposed class action accusing them of blocking access to gender-affirming care for transgender state employees and their dependents as well as Medicaid recipients.
February 17, 2021
A West Virginia state employee and his husband have urged a federal judge to preserve their challenge to the state health plan's refusal to cover gender dysphoria treatment, saying they've successfully argued the denial of care violates the Affordable Care Act and the Constitution's equal protection clause.
January 12, 2021
A West Virginia health plan says it should not have to face a proposed class action challenging state provisions that deny coverage for transgender people, saying it doesn't have to conform with the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination clause.
November 12, 2020
A transgender Medicaid participant, a state worker and his dependent hit West Virginia agencies and several top government officials with a proposed class action in federal court Thursday, challenging provisions in the state's Medicaid and employee health insurance plans that deny coverage for transgender people.