A new lawsuit is challenging Florida Medicaid's exclusion of transgender health care

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A new lawsuit is challenging Florida Medicaid's exclusion of transgender health care
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One plaintiff said the state's Medicaid program pre-approved him in August for a chest surgery scheduled for later this year. Then the state enacted a new rule excluding such treatments from the plan.

LGBTQ activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of City Hall in New York, NY on October 24, 2018.LGBTQ activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of City Hall in New York, NY on October 24, 2018.

The next day, the lawsuit says, Rothstein learned that Florida had decided to strip Medicaid coverage for the procedure. K.F.'s doctor recommended puberty blockers, a common treatment for transgender youth that helps delay the effects of pubertywhich he then received via an implant. Due to Ladue's limited family income, the lawsuit states, the costs were covered under Medicaid.In the future, K.F. could need monthly shots that could cost more than $1,000 out of pocket, the lawsuit states."For our family, it would be super stressful," Ladue said.

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