Current Version
| Region | Nebraska |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Minors of this law are considered 19 age and under, so they do not have access to gender affirming care as of 2023. Adults over the age of 19 are still able to get gender affirming care. LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age. Additionally, gender reassignment surgery is excluded from Medicaid coverage. 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://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ https://transitics.substack.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans https://theneedlenews.com/2026/06/ambetter-insurance-centene-denying-hormones-to-trans-patients-across-19-states-in-push-for-maha-medicine/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by mineszilla. ambetter denial
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| Description | Minors of this law are considered 19 age and under, so they do not have access to gender affirming care as of 2023. Adults over the age of 19 are still able to get gender affirming care. LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age. Additionally, gender reassignment surgery is excluded from Medicaid coverage. | Minors of this law are considered 19 age and under, so they do not have access to gender affirming care as of 2023. Adults over the age of 19 are still able to get gender affirming care. LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age. Additionally, gender reassignment surgery is excluded from Medicaid coverage. 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://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ https://transitics.substack.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans | https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ https://transitics.substack.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans 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. medicaid exclusion
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| Value | Legal, but restricted for minors | Restricted |
| Description | Minors of this law are considered 19 age and under, so they do not have access to gender affirming care as of 2023. Adults over the age of 19 are still able to get gender affirming care. LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age. | Minors of this law are considered 19 age and under, so they do not have access to gender affirming care as of 2023. Adults over the age of 19 are still able to get gender affirming care. LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age. Additionally, gender reassignment surgery is excluded from Medicaid coverage. |
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| Sources | https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ | https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ https://transitics.substack.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans |
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edited by jadeywadey. fixed status
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| Value | Legal, but banned for minors | Legal, but restricted for minors |
Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ (same existing sources). The category of "Legal, but banned for minors" is more fitting here, as it says "LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age", making it not only restricted, but also banned."
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ (same existing sources). The category of "Legal, but banned for minors" is more fitting here, as it says "LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age", making it not only restricted, but also banned."
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Minors of this law are considered 19 age and under, so they do not have access to gender affirming care as of 2023. Adults over the age of 19 are still able to get gender affirming care. LB 574 bans all gender affirming care for under 19 years of age. |
| Sources | https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-03-12/nebraska-governor-approves-regulations-to-allow-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB574.pdf https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/03/12/gov-pillen-approves-nebraska-gender-care-regulations/ |