LGBT Health Coverage Seen at Risk as Justices Weigh Bias Cases

Civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term center on the scope of anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the workplace, but the court’s ruling could also have a dramatic impact on their access to health care.

The Supreme Court is poised to decide in separate cases whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in employment, covers sexual orientation and gender identity. Because health benefits are tied to employment, attorneys say LGBT employees could be at risk of losing their health coverage if the ...