Posted on 07/26/2018 6:40:39 PM PDT by EdnaMode
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Wisconsin to cover the costs for gender reassignment surgeries for two transgender Medicaid recipients.
Wisconsin residents Cody Flack and Sara Ann Makenzie filed a lawsuit in April over a state rule adopted in 1996 that denied coverage for undefined "transsexual" surgeries, according to The Associated Press.
In the suit, Flack and Makenzie argued that the state rule denying them coverage for surgeries to treat their gender dysphoria is a violation of the Affordable Care Act and their rights to equal protection. They argued that the treatment they are seeking is medically necessary, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
U.S. District Judge William Conley reportedly granted a preliminary injunction barring the state rule’s enforcement.
The judge also reportedly suggested that the injunction could be expanded to include covering surgeries treating gender dysphoria for any transgender patient on Medicaid whose doctor recommends the procedure.
"The likelihood of ongoing, irreparable harm facing these two individual plaintiffs outweighs any marginal impacts on the defendants' stated concerns regarding public health or limiting costs," Conley said in the order obtained by the publication.
Attorney Rock Pledl said Flack could possibly receive the surgery as soon as within two or three weeks. Pledl said Makenzie may have to wait longer to receive the surgery, however, due to the status of her paperwork process with an HMO.
The move arrives on the heels of an Iowa judge’s ruling last month that the state cannot deny two transgender women Medicaid coverage for gender reassignment surgery
“When will we say enough of this nonsense out of these judges.Shut off the paycheck.“
A Constitutional amendment is needed to clearly restrict the authority of federal judges. Neither political party will initiate action.
The judiciary is clearly out of control.It will take Trump to start the process using the bully pulpit which would be right up his alley.
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I will be updating that, in fact already have.
I will find a way for you to get the most recent list by hitting a link.
It will always go to the same file, but the file will have been updated.
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Look for it in the next few days if you see my posts.
You can find me and look at my recent posts, and find the links.
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