Judge Dismisses ‘Cosmetic’ Transgender Procedure Coverage Suit

Mealey's (March 8, 2022, 9:49 AM EST) -- FRANKFURT, Ky. — A health insurance policy’s exclusion on cosmetic reconstructive surgeries does not violate Employee Retirement Income Security Act guidelines or the preclusion on discrimination in either that statute or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal judge in Kentucky said Feb. 23 in dismissing a gender dysphoria sufferer’s claims....