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Coverage dated November 22, 2021

Judge: Iowa Medicaid denial of sex change surgery unlawful

Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa law that prohibits Medicaid coverage for sex reassignment surgeries for transgender residents violates state law and the state constitution, a judge ruled in

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  1. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Judge: Iowa Medicaid denial of sex change surgery unlawful (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa law that prohibits Medicaid coverage for sex reassignment surgeries for transgender residents violates state law and the state constitution, a judge ruled in

  2. Newsweek

    Judge orders Medicaid coverage be allowed for certain sex reassignment surgeries (opens Newsweek)

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    The ruling is a "historic win" to the ACLU of Iowa, mandating Medicaid cover gender reassignment surgeries prescribed as a treatment for gender dysphoria.

  3. NBC News

    Iowa Medicaid denial of transgender surgery unlawful, judge rules (opens NBC News)

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    An Iowa law that prohibits Medicaid coverage for sex reassignment surgeries for transgender residents violates state law and the state constitution, a judge

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