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February 09, 2023
Teen Seeks Injunction Against Blue Cross Trans Exclusion
A certified class of transgender individuals and their parents are seeking a court injunction to block Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois from denying coverage for gender dysphoria-related treatments, now that a Washington federal judge has ruled in favor of the class in their discrimination lawsuit against the insurer.
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January 02, 2023
7 Transgender Health Care Bias Cases To Watch In 2023
A possible circuit split is among the key things to watch in 2023 as more district courts take contrary positions on whether the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County extends to the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination protections to transgender health care coverage. Here, Law360 looks at seven cases dealing with nondiscrimination provisions under the ACA and transgender health care coverage that benefits attorneys should keep their eyes on.
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December 19, 2022
Teen Wins Blue Cross Bias Suit Challenging Trans Care Ban
A Washington federal judge on Monday sided with a transgender teenager who sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for denying coverage for gender dysphoria-related treatments, ruling that the health care giant couldn't claim it was exempt from the Affordable Care Act's anti-bias policy.
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December 12, 2022
Blue Cross Aims To Duck Loss In Transgender-Care Bias Case
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois on Monday worked to avoid a ruling that it discriminated against a transgender teenager by denying his gender-affirming care, telling a Washington federal judge he should revise his draft opinion in the case because it was a third-party administrator that did not design or implement the plan.
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November 09, 2022
Blue Cross Members Denied Trans Care Get Class Certified
A Washington federal judge on Wednesday certified a class of health beneficiaries denied coverage for gender-affirming care in a suit accusing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois of violating the Affordable Care Act by administering an exclusion in an ERISA health plan.
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May 05, 2021
Blue Cross Can't Dodge Sex Bias Suit Over Gender Surgery
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday declined to let Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois escape claims that it unlawfully refused to cover a teen's gender reassignment surgery, saying the teen's family has launched plausible sex discrimination allegations against the insurer.
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