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Advocacy groups issue hospital guide for treating transgender patients
A group of LGBT advocacy organizations have jointly released a unique, groundbreaking publication to provide guidance to U.S. hospitals seeking to improve health care for transgender patients.
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More companies offering health benefits to transgender workers
WASHINGTON — When Koset Surakomol decided to have a sex change operation, the company she worked for told her co-workers that the man they’d labored alongside for a dozen years should be addressed as a woman going forward.
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Advocacy groups: CDC must revise cancer screening policy for transgender women
WASHINGTON — Two leading LGBT advocacy groups on Friday called on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to “investigate and change any discriminatory guidelines” that deny federally subsidized breast cancer screenings for transgender women.
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Calif. governor signs law to improve healthcare training related to LGBT seniors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new California law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown late Wednesday aims to ensure that the state’s LGBT seniors get respectful and competent elder care by integrating LGBT cultural competency instruction into training received by residential care facility administrators.
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Report: LGBT seniors suffer health disparities, economic insecurities
LGBT seniors suffer health disparities and economic insecurities that are compounded over the course of a lifetime with devastating effects, according to a new report by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
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White House, HHS to hold joint briefing on Obamacare and LGBT community
WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Public Engagement and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday will host a joint briefing on the Affordable Healthcare Act and its impact on LGBT Americans.
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HHS reports on accomplishments, new efforts to improve LGBT health
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday said it had achieved “significant strides over the past year” and announced its objectives for the coming year, for improving the health and well-being of LGBT individuals, families, and communities.
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Record number of healthcare facilities commit to equal care for LGBT patients
WASHINGTON – U.S. hospitals and clinics are increasingly committed to equality for LGBT patients, according to a report released Thursday by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
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With marriage now legal, Md. to end partner benefits for gay state workers
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Governor of Maryland has notified state employees that shared benefits for domestic partners will end on December 31, and if they want to continue their health insurance coverage, they’ll have to get married.
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Domestic Partner benefits stand for Michigan state workers
LANSING, Mich. — A decision to provide health insurance to same-sex domestic partners of Michigan state government employees has been left intact.