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This bill requires Medicaid to cover all medically necessary gender-affirming care, regardless of federal funding availability. It establishes comprehensive anti-discrimination protections in healthcare settings by prohibiting health care entities—including hospitals, licensed medical professionals, and insurance providers—from discriminating against individuals based on characteristics such as sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, disability, and other protected statuses. The bill mandates that insurance policies cannot deny, limit, or exclude coverage for services related to gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, which are medical conditions involving a persistent incongruence between a person's assigned gender at birth and their gender identity. Specifically, the legislation requires insurance providers to cover medically necessary gender-affirming treatments without imposing additional annual deductibles or co-payments, except in the case of high-deductible health plans. The bill aims to ensure that transgender and gender non-conforming individuals receive equitable healthcare access and treatment, preventing insurers from designating gender identity or transgender status as a pre-existing condition or denying claims based on gender-specific medical services. The law is designed to protect against discriminatory practices and promote comprehensive, non-discriminatory healthcare coverage for all individuals, regardless of their gender identity or expression.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6377