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Alaska Health Plan's Gender Transition Exclusion Ruled Illegal

By Danielle Nichole Smith · March 9, 2020, 3:15 PM EDT

An Alaska federal judge has ruled that a state health plan's blanket refusal to cover gender transition surgery ran afoul of federal anti-discrimination law, finding the policy treated individuals differently based...

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Case Information

Case Title

Fletcher v. The State of Alaska

Case Number

1:18-cv-00007

Court

Alaska

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

June 05, 2018

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