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Alaska sued for denying Medicaid coverage for gender confirmation surgery
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.
