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Obamacare Rule Bans Discrimination Against Transgender Patients

Obamacare Rule Bans Discrimination Against Transgender Patients

The Obama administration has finalized a new rule that bans discrimination against transgender people and all discrimination on the basis of sex within health programs that receive federal funding.

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New Rules Bar Transgender Discrimination In Health Care

New Rules Bar Transgender Discrimination In Health Care

Transgender people would be entitled to equal treatment in health care and would gain the legal right to make civil rights claims against insurers, doctors, hospitals and others who deny them coverage or necessary care because they are transgender.

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