Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs ban on Medicaid covering gender-affirming surgery, hormones

Iowa bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for adults

It's not just youth — Iowa's Medicaid program is now banned from covering gender-affirming care for adults, too. House File 1049 prevents Medicaid from paying for hormone therapies or gender-affirming surgeries, though it does not prohibit coverage of mental health services for gender dysphoria. Signed into law without comment by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday, the ban is set to go into effect on July 1."Yesterday the Governor signed …

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs ban on Medicaid covering gender-affirming surgery, hormones

Beginning July 1, Iowa's Medicaid program will no longer cover gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies for transgender Iowans.

Challenging NC’s statute of limitations: A detransitioner’s story

RALEIGH — Prisha Mosley, a detransitioned individual, is urging the North Carolina General Assembly to pass a bill that would extend the statute of limitations on filing related malpractice lawsuits. Mosley spoke to North State Journal about undergoing gender transition treatments in Gaston Count