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A federal judge ruled that a sheriff s office in Georgia cannot deny insurance coverage to one of its longtime officers for gender reassignment surgery, equating transgender surgical procedures to "medically necessary" cancer treatment.
Last week, a federal court in Georgia ruled against an employer that excluded “gender-affirming” medical care from health insurance coverage. The judge ruled it violated federal law. NBC News reported that