New Law: RI Health Insurers Must Cover Trans Health Care

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New Law: RI Health Insurers Must Cover Trans Health Care
http://ripr.org/post/new-law-ri-health-insurers-must-cover-trans-health-care
RI NPR, Kristin Gourlay, December 3, 2015

Health insurers in Rhode Island can no longer limit or deny coverage based on gender identity. That's due to new rules from the state health insurance commissioner.

That means insurers have to cover gender reassignment surgery if it's medically necessary, [. . .]