Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

Appeals Court Takes up Transgender Health Coverage Case Likely Headed to Supreme Court

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance.

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in cases Thursday involving the coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee …

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

Both North Carolina and West Virginia had appealed lower court rulings that found the denial of gender-affirming care to be discriminatory and unconstitutional.

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

Both North Carolina and West Virginia had appealed lower court rulings that found the denial of gender-affirming care to be discriminatory and unconstitutional.

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for

Appeals court takes up transgender health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

By LEAH WILLINGHAM (Associated Press) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in cases Thursday involving the coverage of gender-affirming ca…