Iowa Lawmakers Propose Ban On Medicaid Funding For Transgender Surgeries Following Decision By State’s High Court

The provision would prohibit any state or local government unit or tax-supported district from providing sex reassignment surgery. The move follows a ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court that struck down a ban on Medicaid payments for “surgeries for the purpose of sex reassignment.” Medicaid news comes out of Georgia, Wisconsin and Arkansas, as well.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2GSsmcb