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Federal judge rules same-sex spouse should get health benefits
SALEM, Ore. — A federal appellate judge ruled this week the judiciary must grant health care benefits to the same-sex spouse of a federal public defender in Portland, and ruled that Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, enacted by voters in 2004, and the federal Defense of Marriage Act are both unconstitutional.
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Duke University to offer health insurance coverage for transgender students
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University has announced it will begin offering student health insurance coverage for gender confirmation surgery. The university joins a handful of other institutions offering similar coverage, though the University of North Carolina System currently does not.
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Senators re-introduce bill to remove unfair tax burden on LGBT families
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Monday introducing the Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, a bill that would end the taxation of employer-provided health insurance for domestic partners, as well as the penalty imposed on employers who provide equal benefits to their LGBT employees.
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Vt. House passes bill requiring equal heath coverage for married, gay couples
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont House of Representatives has voted to require out-of-state companies that offer health coverage to the spouses of opposite-sex married couples to provide the same benefits to same-sex couples.
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LGBT-friendly bills introduced in Neb.; state University to offer same-sex employee benefits
LINCOLN, Neb. — As the 2013 legislative session in Nebraska commenced last week with two LGBT-friendly bills introduced for debate, the University of Nebraska announced it plans to offer health care benefits for the university’s partnered same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
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Oregon set to cover transgender youth under Medicaid
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon state Health Plan and its Healthy Kids Program will soon begin covering medically-necessary care for young people experiencing gender dysphoria on Oct. 1, 2014, making Oregon the first state to ensure coverage of transgender kids under Medicaid.
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Oregon, California regulators require transgender health coverage
Regulators in Oregon and California have quietly directed some health insurance companies to stop denying coverage for transgender patients because of their gender identity.
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San Francisco to provide equal health care access to transgender patients
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Health Commission, the governing and policy-making body of the city’s Department of Public Health, announced Tuesday its intent to remove transgender exclusions from the “Healthy San Francisco” health access program.
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Dallas County, Texas approves stipend for domestic partners’ health insurance
DALLAS — The Dallas County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to begin giving a stipend to unmarried and gay employees whose partners purchase individual health insurance because they aren’t eligible for coverage under the county’s benefits program.
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Indianapolis City-County Council approves domestic partner benefits
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indianapolis City-County Council has approved an ordinance to provide health-care benefits to the domestic partners of city employees.