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This bill mandates that Medicaid must cover medically necessary gender-affirming care, irrespective of whether federal funding is available for such coverage, and also expands protections against discrimination in healthcare. It amends existing laws to ensure that healthcare entities, which are defined to include hospitals, licensed professionals, and insurance providers, cannot discriminate based on factors like sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or transgender status. Furthermore, the bill requires insurance policies to cover services and treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, ensuring that such care is not denied, limited, or excluded solely because it is related to these conditions, and generally prohibiting higher deductibles or coinsurance for this care unless it's part of a high-deductible health plan.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9275