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| Region | Ohio |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | Feb 7, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | New Medicaid policy in Ohio excludes transgender individuals ages 18-20 from getting gender-affirming care covered. Limited coverage for gender-affirming care to ages 21 and up. 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.caresource.com/documents/medicaid-oh-policy-medical-mm-0034-20260207 https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 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 | New Medicaid policy in Ohio excludes transgender individuals ages 18-20 from getting gender-affirming care covered. Limited coverage for gender-affirming care to ages 21 and up. | New Medicaid policy in Ohio excludes transgender individuals ages 18-20 from getting gender-affirming care covered. Limited coverage for gender-affirming care to ages 21 and up. 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.caresource.com/documents/medicaid-oh-policy-medical-mm-0034-20260207 https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 | https://www.caresource.com/documents/medicaid-oh-policy-medical-mm-0034-20260207 https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 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 | Restricted |
| Start Date | Feb 7, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | New Medicaid policy in Ohio excludes transgender individuals ages 18-20 from getting gender-affirming care covered. Limited coverage for gender-affirming care to ages 21 and up. |
| Sources | https://www.caresource.com/documents/medicaid-oh-policy-medical-mm-0034-20260207 https://www.transiticsnews.com/p/transitics-comprehensive-anti-trans-586 |