Entry #20798: Gender-affirming care in Alabama

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RegionAlabama
IssueGender-affirming care
StatusRestricted
Start DateSep 20, 2024
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn footnote 5 of Corbitt v. Taylor, Alabama's Medicaid program does not cover any gender-affirming care for transgender individuals.

Additionally, Ambetter Insurance has an explicit gender-affirming care ban policy since April 2026.
Sourceshttps://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202110486.pdf
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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Original entry
StatusRestricted
Start DateSep 20, 2024
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn footnote 5 of Corbitt v. Taylor, Alabama's Medicaid program does not cover any gender-affirming care for transgender individuals. Additionally, Ambetter Insurance has an explicit gender-affirming care ban policy since April 2026.
Sourceshttps://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202110486.pdf 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/