Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois violated federal anti-discrimination law by excluding gender-affirming medical services from coverage under its self-insured health plans, a federal court in Tacoma, Wash., ruled.
The court on Monday awarded summary judgment to a 17-year-old transgender boy and a certified class of plan participants who accused the company of violating the Affordable Care Act’s anti-discrimination provision. Blue Cross is subject to this nondiscrimination rule by virtue of its receipt of federal funding in connection with certain Medicare programs, and its decision to exclude coverage for transgender-related services constitutes unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex, the ...
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