Current Version
| Region | Missouri |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | Aug 28, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however, the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender-affirming care. Adults and Minors who are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender-affirming care while incarcerated. Medicaid coverage for GAC is also banned for any transgender individuals. Note: this ban expires on August 28th 2027. Since April 2026, Ambetter Insurance, owned by the largest provider of Medicare and Medicaid insurances in the nation, has stopped covering hormones and other transition medicine for trans adults. This is the first known insurance company to deny care in a large swath of states as the broader trend of restricting gender-affirming care continues. |
| Sources | https://senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/tat/SB49.pdf https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB49/2023 https://theneedlenews.com/2026/06/ambetter-insurance-centene-denying-hormones-to-trans-patients-across-19-states-in-push-for-maha-medicine/ |
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edited by mineszilla. ambetter denial
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| Description | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however, the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender-affirming care. Adults and Minors who are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender-affirming care while incarcerated. Medicaid coverage for GAC is also banned for any transgender individuals. Note: this ban expires on August 28th 2027. | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however, the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender-affirming care. Adults and Minors who are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender-affirming care while incarcerated. Medicaid coverage for GAC is also banned for any transgender individuals. Note: this ban expires on August 28th 2027. Since April 2026, Ambetter Insurance, owned by the largest provider of Medicare and Medicaid insurances in the nation, has stopped covering hormones and other transition medicine for trans adults. This is the first known insurance company to deny care in a large swath of states as the broader trend of restricting gender-affirming care continues. |
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| Sources | https://senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/tat/SB49.pdf https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB49/2023 | https://senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/tat/SB49.pdf https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB49/2023 https://theneedlenews.com/2026/06/ambetter-insurance-centene-denying-hormones-to-trans-patients-across-19-states-in-push-for-maha-medicine/ |
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edited by mineszilla. Same bill bans medicaid coverage for GAC to any trans people
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| Value | Legal, but banned for minors | Restricted |
| Description | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however, the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender-affirming care. Adults and Minors who are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender-affirming care while incarcerated. Note: this ban expires on August 28th 2027. | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however, the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender-affirming care. Adults and Minors who are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender-affirming care while incarcerated. Medicaid coverage for GAC is also banned for any transgender individuals. Note: this ban expires on August 28th 2027. |
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edited by jadeywadey. added expiry date note
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| Description | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender affirming care. Adults and Minors that are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender affirming care while incarcerated. | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however, the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender-affirming care. Adults and Minors who are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender-affirming care while incarcerated. Note: this ban expires on August 28th 2027. |
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edited by jadeywadey. added start date
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| Start Date | 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 |
edited by jadeywadey. bad status
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but banned for minors |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Minors under 18 are unable to get gender affirming care under SB49, however the bill allows before August 28th, 2023 to continue gender affirming care. Adults and Minors that are in prison are also affected by this bill and are unable to receive gender affirming care while incarcerated. |
| Sources | https://senate.mo.gov/23info/pdf-bill/tat/SB49.pdf https://legiscan.com/MO/bill/SB49/2023 |