ONGOING CASES

K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
Indiana, Southern District of Indiana, 7th Circuit, Equal Protection, Trans Youth, Gender Affirming Care, Medicaid Act, Affordable Care Act Mack Karbon Indiana, Southern District of Indiana, 7th Circuit, Equal Protection, Trans Youth, Gender Affirming Care, Medicaid Act, Affordable Care Act Mack Karbon

K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana

SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

In April of 2023, families of trans youth in Indiana sued the state challenging a law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth. The district court stayed enforcement of the law, but the appellate court allowed the law to go into effect. The parties are still waiting for a determination on the case’s merits from the district court.

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Anderson v. Crouch
Gender Affirming Care, West Virginia, Medicaid Act, Equal Protection, Affordable Care Act, 4th Circuit Mack Karbon Gender Affirming Care, West Virginia, Medicaid Act, Equal Protection, Affordable Care Act, 4th Circuit Mack Karbon

Anderson v. Crouch

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

VICTORY! On April 29, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a joint decision en banc in Kadel v. Folwell and Anderson v. Crouch, finding that healthcare plans that cover medically necessary treatments for certain diagnoses but bar coverage of those same medically necessary treatments for patients diagnosed with gender dysphoria violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

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