In a move raising alarm across the LGBTQ+ community, the House has passed a tax bill that would ban Medicaid and ACA marketplace plans from covering transgender care. A late-night GOP amendment expanded the ban to include adults, not just minors—putting access at risk for hundreds of thousands of trans people, including the 180,000 trans adults who rely on Medicaid.
LGBTQ+ advocates and major medical groups say the bill ignores science and spreads misinformation. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its future remains uncertain. More here from NBCOut.com
