Doc ImpossibleDec 20, 2022

Umm... This is kind of a big deal.

If this ruling stands, it'd mean that basically every health insurance plans in America (because of the health insurance marketplace) would be required to cover everything WPATH SoC8 deems medically necessary.

Which is... *everything*.

Holy crap.

https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/cp_wa_20221219_court-rules-that-bcbs-cannot-administer-health-plans-with-gender-affirming-exclusions

VICTORY: Court Rules that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Cannot Administer Health Plans with Gender-Affirming Care Exclusions

“Third-party administrators that accept federal funds cannot discriminate when administering employer-sponsored health plans.”

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Show threadCathie English, Ph.D.Dec 20, 2022
@Impossible_PhD It seems too good to be true.
Show threadDoc Impossible
@CathieEnglish I mean, the ruling is the obvious extension of Bostock, and it's a certified class action suit showing categorical harm. They met a really high standard of proof, as I understand it.
Dec 20, 2022 at 5:46pmWeb