ALBANY — The New York State Health Department has signaled that it intends to allow transgender youths to receive Medicaid coverage for hormones that forestall puberty, wiping away prohibitions that have been criticized by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups. But Ms. Buchert said New York’s move was a “significant step forward” in providing care for transgender people of all ages. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, including in late 2014 when he instructed the Department of Financial Services to guarantee insurance coverage for gender dysphoria. More legal arguments are planned for this month, but the proposed rule on youth coverage could satisfy the court. But the major benefit for transgender youths would primarily be the hormone treatments, according to medical professionals.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2016 16:53 UTC