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| Region | Kansas |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | May 15, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The District Court of Douglas County granted a temporary injunction legalizing gender-affirming care for minors. The surgery ban under SB 63 is still in effect. The Medicaid program restrictions are still in effect and 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://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2026/05/SB63PI.pdf 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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| Value | Legal, but restricted for minors | Restricted |
| Description | The District Court of Douglas County granted a temporary injunction legalizing gender-affirming care for minors. The surgery ban under SB 63 is still in effect. | The District Court of Douglas County granted a temporary injunction legalizing gender-affirming care for minors. The surgery ban under SB 63 is still in effect. The Medicaid program restrictions are still in effect and 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://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2026/05/SB63PI.pdf | https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2026/05/SB63PI.pdf 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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created by mineszilla
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but restricted for minors |
| Start Date | May 15, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The District Court of Douglas County granted a temporary injunction legalizing gender-affirming care for minors. The surgery ban under SB 63 is still in effect. |
| Sources | https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2026/05/SB63PI.pdf |