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Biden Admin. Protects Transgender Patients from Discrimination in Health Care

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The Biden administration announced today (May 10) that health care providers are prohibited from discriminating against transgender patients, a reversal of a Trump-era policy.

According to the New York Times, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will once again prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity by federally funded health care organizations. “Fear of discrimination can lead individuals to forgo care, which can have serious negative health consequences,” HHS secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. “It is the position of the Department of Health and Human Services that everyone – including LGBTQ people – should be able to access health care, free from discrimination or

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