Health & HIV

Trans Equality
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Transgender people should have access to quality health care and should not be denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions, including gender dysphoria. However, transgender people continue to encounter barriers despite recent legal changes including the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Transgender people face significant job loss and job fragility and, therefore, a higher rate uninsurance. A majority of public and private insurance plans still have discriminatory exclusions for transgender-related care, but some states (see map) and health plans are changing the rules, recognizing that these exclusions should no longer stand and are a barrier to care. Due to the lack of research data about transgender people, there is still little funding for transgender specific health care that often precludes effective public health services. NCTE works with federal, state and local agencies and health advocacy groups to ensure that regulations, policies and laws are passed and implemented, which ensure that transgender people have access to quality health care without exclusions.

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