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Colorado will be first in the US to require comprehensive health coverage for gender-affirming services

Headline from Summit Daily, from the development of Oct 12, 2021

Newest development Oct 14, 2021 · 2 reportsColorado first state to include gender affirming care as essential health care benefit

DENVER — Colorado will become the first state in the country to require certain health care plans to cover comprehensive health services for transgender people, the state and federal governments announced Tuesday, Oct. 12. The...

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    Colorado will be first in the US to require comprehensive health coverage for gender-affirming services

    Headline from Summit Daily ·

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    Colorado first state to include gender affirming care as essential health care benefit

    Headline from Newsweek ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bismarck Tribune

    Feds OK Colorado plan to cover gender-affirming care (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    DENVER (AP) — Colorado will include gender confirmation care in its individual and small group health insurance plans, state and federal officials announced Tuesday.

  2. Aspen Times

    Colorado will be first in the U.S. to require comprehensive health coverage for gender-affirming services (opens Aspen Times)

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    Aspen Times's feed description

    Colorado will become the first state in the country to require certain health care plans to cover comprehensive health services for transgender people, the state and federal governments announced Tuesday.

  3. Summit Daily

    Colorado will be first in the US to require comprehensive health coverage for gender-affirming services (opens Summit Daily)

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    Summit Daily's feed description

    DENVER — Colorado will become the first state in the country to require certain health care plans to cover comprehensive health services for transgender people, the state and federal governments announced Tuesday, Oct. 12. The...

  4. KRDO

    Colorado first state to require some insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    Tuesday, Colorado become the first state to require some health insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Feds OK Colorado plan to cover gender-affirming care | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado state and federal officials announced Tuesday that the state will include

  6. Newsweek

    Colorado first state to include gender affirming care as essential health care benefit (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Health care should be accessible, affordable and delivered equitably to all, regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identity," Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said.

  7. NPR

    Colorado now requires gender-affirming care to be covered by private health insurance (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Colorado now requires private health insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care for trans people like facial bone remodeling and hormone therapy. Health advocates say it's a very big deal.

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