An Iowa judge has overturned the state’s ban on allowing Medicaid to cover the costs of surgical procedures for transgender people. In his ruling Thursday, Chief District Judge Arthur Gamble ordered the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) to immediately approve Medicaid coverage for the two petitioners, Carol Ann Beal and EerieAnna Good.
Both Beal and Good had already changed all of their documentation to reflect their identities, but were denied coverage for medically nec...
Month: June 2018
The Daily 202: Rod Rosenstein delivers a stirring lecture on the rule of law, but actions matter more than words
Breaking with another norm, Trump’s DOJ will no longer defend Obamacare in court.
Trump justice department will stop defending key parts of Obamacare
Administration makes rare decision not to defend federal law in court, pointing to changes in the measure due next year
The Trump administration said in a court filing late on Thursday that it would no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, a rare departure from the justice department’s practice of defending federal laws in court.
It said that the requirement that people have health insurance – the individual mandate – was unconstitutional and that the entire law, ...
Justice Dept. Says Crucial Provisions of Obamacare Are Unconstitutional
The Trump administration said the provisions were part of an unconstitutional scheme that required most Americans to carry health insurance.
Virginia governor signs Medicaid expansion into law
Virginia is the 33rd state to expand the program under ObamaCare.