In January of 2019, transgender Alaska resident Swan Being’s doctor requested Medicaid coverage for her patient to travel to Anchorage in order to receive hormone injections related to her transition.The request was promptly denied by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, in line with Commissioner Adam Crum’s statewide policy of excluding transgender residents from coverage of gender confirmation-related healthcare.
In response, Being filed a lawsuit against the Commissioner, alleging discriminatory and illegal treatment by the department and state.A year later, Being has brought an amended version of her lawsuit against the Department, along with plaintiffs Robin Black and Austin Reed, the Associated Press reports.Black and.
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