Iowa Supreme Court rules that Medicaid can cover sex reassignment surgery

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The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of two transgender women, effectively striking down the state’s ban on Medicaid coverage for sex reassignment surgery. - NBCOUT

“This decision will, quite literally, save lives," said Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel, the executive director of One Iowa.

The case involved EerieAnna Good and Carol Anne Beal, two women whose medical providers determined that sex reassignment surgery was necessary to treat their gender dysphoria. Yet when Good and Beal — who have identified as female since childhood — sought to have surgery under the state’s Medicaid program, they were denied. They appealed to the state agency, which oversees the program, but were rejected again.

In its appeal, the agency argued that its policy wasn’t discriminatory because neither transgender nor non-transgender individuals were able to use Medicaid benefits for gender-reassignment surgery, which it said is performed “primarily for psychological purposes.” It also argued that the policy’s explicit exclusion of gender-reassignment surgeries was an example of “cosmetic, reconstructive, and plastic surgeries” that are excluded from coverage.

 

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NBCOUT I don't care if anyone gets SRS but I demand my tax dollars not be used for it as well as giving Illegal immigrants getting my tax dollars for their welfare checks. People need to demand gov't change these laws it's just disgusting

KevinKy66446116 NBCOUT A lot of triggered trolls here

NBCOUT Someone wants to be whatever sex they want to be or gender they wanna be that's fine they can be whatever they want but it shouldn't be costing the tax payers money for them to get it done

NBCOUT The people who actually pay taxes are going to stop soon. This flagrant use of taxpayer funds is going to reach a breaking point.

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NBCOUT Oh ffs....

NBCOUT America no longer deserves to exist.

NBCOUT “This decision will, quite literally, save lives,'

NBCOUT Isn't that cosmetic surgury ?

NBCOUT Some ppl can't afford life saving medicine ffs

NBCOUT This is ridiculous. To each their own but Medicaid funds should not be used to change someone’s sex.

NBCOUT If Trumps White America has a problem with this... Then I have a problem with my taxes benefiting them. No more coverage for the dumbest of whites! IQ tests required to benefit from my dollar.

NBCOUT A little late with this NBC! The judgement was made last week!

NBCOUT What the hell?

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