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Rachel Levine, a doctor dedicated to diversity and LGBTQ health who is a transgender woman, has been appointed physician general by Pennsylvania Governor-elect Tom Wolf. If chosen to serve in the governor’s cabinet, Levine, who has worked in the fields of pediatrics, psychiatry, and behavioral health for three decades, would become the highest-ranked transgender woman ever in the Pennsylvania government. Though he couldn’t say for certain, a spokesperson from Wolf’s office told Philadelphia magazine that “he believes Levine is the first transgender woman to hold the title of physician general.” Levine is the chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine...

Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee, left, listened during a conference call at the Village in Hollywood, with Christopher Brown, director of health and mental health services at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, in glasses on the right.California's health insurance exchange is targeting uninsured LGBT residents with a new marketing campaign aimed at signing them up for coverage. The billboards, ads in LGBT newspapers and on bus shelters in gay neighborhoods throughout the state began appearing this week. The advertisements from Covered California feature either a male or female same-sex couple with the tagline "Welcome to health insurance...