State legislators approve use of Medicaid funding for gender reassignment


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WEBVTT TOM: NEW HAMPSHIRE MEDICAIDFUNDS CAN NOW BE USED FOR GENDERREASSIGNMENT SURGERY. JEN: LAWMAKERS SIGNED OFF ON ARULE CHANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MEANS PEOPLE ON MEDICAIDSEEKING GENDER REASSINGMENT– SEEKING GENDER REASSIGNMENTSURGERY CAN HAVE IT APPROVED ONA CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AS LONG ASIT IS DEEMED MEDICALLYNECESSARY. ADVOCATES IN THE TRANSGENDERCOMMUNITY SAY THIS IS ABOUTBASIC FAIRNESS. >> I AM REALLY, REALLY THRILLEDAS A NON-BINARY TRANSGENDERPERSON MYSELF THAT TRANSGENDERMEDICAID RECIPIENTS WILL NOLONGER BE CATEGORICALLYEXCLUDED. JEN: OPPONENTS OF THE RULECHANGE ARGUED IT WILL BE TOOCOSTLY TO TAXPAYERS AND SAY THEFEDERAL PROVISION MANDATING THIS

State legislators approve use of Medicaid funding for gender reassignment


New Hampshire Medicaid funds can now be used for gender reassignment surgery after lawmakers signed off on a rule change Thursday afternoon.

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State legislators approve use of Medicaid funding for gender reassignment
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