Attorneys general support Florida ban on Medicaid payments for gender transition procedures

Center Square ^ | 4/21/23 | Mary Stroka

[CFW]

Seventeen attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting Florida’s healthcare regulation that denies Medicaid coverage for gender transitioning procedures.

They’re supporting Florida’s motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit August Dekker v. Jason Weida in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida Tallahassee Division.

In the case, transgender plaintiffs are suing Weida, the secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is leading the coalition, which also includes the attorneys general of Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

The brief said evidence suggests the medical interest groups in the case that have promulgated guidelines or treatment statements are advocates for transitioning treatments and that they suppress dissent

[CFW]

It's good to see Florida taking the lead and these AGs joining them in the fight against the abuse of children at the expense of tax-payers. Make note of whether your state has signed on to the amicus brief.

[Dilbert San Diego]

It seems like it should be a no-brainer, in that , why should Public Assistance programs for poor people pay for elective surgeries?

[ridesthemiles]

The MASSIVE cost is also involved.

[FreedomPoster]

Glad to see Chris Carr of GA in on this.

[cymbeline]

“The MASSIVE cost is also involved.”

Don’t some counties limit government-paid medical expenses to some percent of their GNP?

A group of people can’t spend all of their money trying to keep each other healthy.

[libertylover]

“gender transitioning procedures” = genital mutilation surgery