Trump administration sued for banning gender transition treatments in federal health plans

An arm of the Human Rights Campaign launched a class-action lawsuit on Monday challenging the Trump administration’s gender-affirming care coverage ban in federal workers’ health insurance plans.  The lawsuit claims the ban violates the federal prohibition on sex discrimination in the workplace.  “Our message to the Tr

The lawsuit argues the rule amounts to sex-based discrimination and is causing “significant financial hardship” for impacted federal workers and their families.

Coverage for gender-affirming care is no longer covered by federal plans, and workers must pay out of pocket US federal employees and their families are joining a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration for blocking insurance coverage of gender-affirming healthcare. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (H